I am feeling the need To instruct myself over and over in joy As the days of the pandemic unfold and we see no end in sight my mood has taken a downturn. I am angry with my husband Jon for no reason. And I feel sad and confined and Read more…
Icicles hang down from parts of the roof. The sky is bright blue and sun is shining. Temperatures are below freezing but not too cold. There’s snow on the ground and ice fishermen and fisherwomen are out on Medicine Lake (near where I live) and other Minnesota lakes enjoying their Read more…
Just last week these flowers were fresh and new. Today, they’re looking faded, wrinkled and droopy. But I think they are still beautiful, just in a different way. I love the graceful curves of the stems of the hydrangea flower and the way they can now be seen more clearly. Read more…
I listened to an intriguing video yesterday with Tara Brach (author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion) interviewing Dr. Daniel Siegel (author of numerous books on mindfulness, parenting, and awareness). The title of the video was “The Neuroscience of Compassion.” The thing that intrigued me the most about listening to Read more…
Usually ideas for what to write in my blog arise effortlessly. Lately, that’s not been true—between coping with winter weather and recent illness my idea well has been dry. The good news is that I am finally mostly recovered from the virus that knocked me back for over 3 weeks. Read more…