signs of intelligent life…
One of my favourite programs to watch on tv is Jeopardy not because I think I am so smart rather because I know I am not (but I can learn) in fact my oldest son as a toddler would wander…
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. . . and to you this day . . .
how it is we spend our days…
how it is we spend our days, is how it is we spend our days today I’m thinking briefly about what it is I could have done if only I had… and what I would be like if only I…
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if only, you are attentive…
There is some quote that I have read, it says something about not letting the world harden your heart sometimes situations and the actions of others can make it so very hard frustrated, I can feel myself badly wanting to…
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and so i have soft walls…
I should be shoveling snow, but this morning so far I am being luxuriously lazy reading through a beloved classic which I knew of, but had not read having gifted myself, a belated Christmas the description of a lovely old…
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trading affection for food…
in crumpled pajamas even before coffee stepping outside to fill the feeders stopping myself in motion to a consciousness of still pause to appreciate a beautiful morning deep breath of cold calm fresh air gratitude reigns thinking to myself, yes…
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when all i can do…
(I have written this today especially for my niece who is struggling for wellness. Also for her Dad, Mum and her sister. And too.. it is for you, should you need it. ) My open letter to you who are…
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in celebration of you
When I rise before the sun it is pouring rain, I scribble down a few words and when again, I look up, the sky is a bright blue and clouds are sailing… most often on this day February 24th I…
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and here I am thinking…
The day begins aware that the fingers on my right hand have no wish to unfurl gracefully overworked laying, gazing at my husband’s skin the trail of tiny hairs that run down his back wanting to reach out and gently…
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too much in your carry on…
How to unpack the heaviness of the things we carry? I am known to carry useless things the weight of the worries of someone else coupled with my own insecurities and fears mounds of things ‘temporarily stored’, growing in piles…
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and the day after that…
“There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The day after, the day of love and how is it you feel I am…
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