Currently, my soul is forcing a slowdown that I am helpless to alter. I don't want to hurry anymore. I have hurried most of my life. I am weary of hurrying. Hurrying is over-rated. Hurrying makes me act in ways I don't love or admire. Hurrying causes me to miss my life. Hurrying keeps me […]

The hard part Is to find yourself at home with where and what you are And still remain amazed. (John Koethe, "Beyond Belief") We live in a trance so much of the time, don't we? Here, but not here. Restless, never really at home. We carry around a vague sense of unhappiness with who we […]

I gotta' be honest today: I feel stuck. Stuck about how to write anything that means anything about what the world feels like right now. Stuck about how honest and vulnerable to be about the things I am pondering these days, the things that are causing me angst, giving me pause, making me reconsider choices. […]

The deep rumble of thunder began about 5:00 this morning. One of life's most delicious sounds if you are tucked in a warm bed and have a few more hours to sleep. Luckily, I did. I woke well past my alarm, stretched, threw some clothes on and headed downstairs to pour myself a cup of […]

Wake up late because your white noise machine drowned out your alarm. Have your new alarm be your husband of 40 years waking you by rubbing your feet. Stumble out of bed, throw on your clothes from yesterday, including your late father-in-law's delicious flannel shirt. Reheat yesterday's coffee in your second favorite mug because you […]

A good, long novel … Swimming laps … Freckles popping up on my nose … Drinks on the porch … Lazy, slow, weekend afternoons … The smell of freshly mowed grass … Lighting bugs … (first spotting last night!) Lush, sweet-smelling flowers … Working up a (good) sweat … Sun on my face … The […]