Today is a day of sorrow for me. This moment in time the day after election day feels Hard as Stone, Soft as Tears, the light dimmed by a cloud of uncertainty, loss, and grief for women, people of color, trans/queer/other, immigrants, our children and the earth. Though we need Read more…
Yesterday as I came in the door from the garage I forgot for a moment that my dear cat Gracie was no longer with us. My heart lifted for a moment expecting her to greet me at the door. And then when I realized that no, she wasn’t there to Read more…
Creating is Like Breathing There is an inhale (inspiration) and an exhale (expression) in the creative process. These days I teeter between gratitude for the beauty of the world and sorrow for all that is lost along my journey through this life. And that instability is affecting my creativity. I Read more…
I have led a very blessed life. Until recently I had not grieved the loss of anyone deeply. When my parents and mother-in-law died when I was in my fifties, it seemed that their slow deaths were a release from suffering. And though I was sad I was not devastated. Read more…
In a series of gray damp days this morning I had a wonderful surprise outside my office window. It was an unexpected Bright Spot in a gray week. As I opened the blinds to my office window I saw a female downy woodpecker at the bird feeder. She froze in Read more…