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…
“it is a serious thing // just to be alive / on this fresh morning / in this broken world.” ― Mary Oliver, Red Bird Signs of Hope and Beauty I thought I would share a few signs of hope and beauty and some beautiful words by my favorite Read more…
I’ve run out of words today. Everything is Just so Tired of this isolation already and I fear it has hardly begun. Still we are okay. We have plenty to eat, a comfortable home, lots to read, access to technology and phone connections with friends and family. I am using Read more…
This morning I listened to Tara Brach’s meditation “Letting Life Live Through You.” It was a beautiful meditation—just what I needed today. She ended the meditation by reading a poem called Hokusai Says by Roger Keyes. I loved the poem so much that I decided to share it here with 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…