I indulged in Elizabeth Berg's 'A Year of Pleasures' today. Some background: The main character Betta, recently lost her husband. In the dialogue which follows, Betta is speaking with her friend Maddy, (they're newly reunited old pals), having learned that Maddy's eleven year old daughter died diving into the shallow end of a pool. When [...]
...before you can change them. I was presented this notion many years ago and am considering it as I ponder with eyes wide open this evening. I am considering how we delude ourselves and often decide to 'not face the music,' (a quite interesting expression). Why would someone NOT want to face the music? Because [...]
I've been short of breath this entire week, I can't get a full breath. I'm strong, healthy and in good shape. Sick people and old ladies usually are the ones short of breath. My friend informed me it was STRESS. And then she followed it up with, 'Stress is the #1 killer in America. [...]
Which is it. What do we do from one day to the next, moment to the next? SUPPORT...I'm all for that, giving it and receiving it. Support to me is giving someone the tools to do what they have the ability to do. We can give it and receive it...Support for efforts in growth, learning [...]
...there is no hesitation...only a forward fall into realms unimagined, like putting on a coat you've admired for so long in the store window. Putting it on is better than you dreamed, the texture, weight, smell, the sparkle of its buckles, the feel of its lining on your skin, the way it cloaks your [...]
With the myriad of dense energy I've found myself mucking about in lately, realizing my inner zing and joy was a bit diminished, I knew it was up to me, and only me to turn things around....to turn my light back on. I have a lot of light and typically, great energy and joy, despite [...]
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin, Author and Activist Our greatest gift to ourselves and certainly to another person, is to see them spiritually....to see the person inside the humanity. This thought just lit a lightbulb in my head after sitting [...]
Wow! NOW I'm REALLY curious. When God wants to get your attention, dang if he/she isn't persistent. I'm getting it, I'm getting it....really, I am...and I'm laughing here because, damn, for a rather bright woman, I can be so slooow to catch on to some things....DAMN, stubborn as hell too, (in areas). I'm realizing how [...]
Today was like driving an old truck up a dry creek bed....the ups and downs of emotions like bobbing buoys at sea. A line of thought came to me today... ....steam, turns to water, turns to rivers, turns to oceans, salty oceans teaming with life. I'm only building up steam, washing away the things and [...]
I found myself today at the Duluth County Courthouse. I am guilty. I was going 60mph in a 45mph zone. I was hurrying, (typically my story), to a coaching session this past November, and honestly was NOT paying the proper attention to my driving. I still talk on my cell phone while driving, with an [...]