3 days ago4 minBalance, Balance, Balance...THUD!When I looked at that piece of paper the next morning I saw the following: true gifts, humility, self-confidence, grandiosity. Ohhhh...
Jan 134 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Inverted and Everted PainI'm sorry he is in such pain. It is not a fun place to be. But with great power comes great responsibility. And if that power is abused...
Jan 65 minSmall Seeds of Hope: A Short Cat-alogue of Playful PoemsI love to play with words & to read others who do that well. Here are three lighthearted--and cat-intense--poems. For fun!
Dec 23, 20203 minA Winter's Tale: Light Has Started to Come BackIt's a brief tale. About a very large tail. A snow leopard tail--or rather, the lack thereof. I am in awe of snow leopards...
Dec 9, 20204 minIn Order to Grow—Pruning Off a Major Branch"Looks like we just gave ZZ Top a shave & crewcut!" said Celia. We looked at the huge and tangled heaps of grape vines we'd just pruned off.
Oct 21, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: It's Amazing How Much How Little Will DoSometimes a tiny shift can solve a big problem...
Oct 7, 20203 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Breathe in BeautyBeauty is all around me--it hasn't gone away. The trees, the sky, a bird, an odd little insect. How to breathe in beauty & be in the world?
Sep 30, 20205 minLife In the COVID Era: Resources and a Few FunniesThis week I thought I'd share a few resources I've come across for dealing with various aspects of the pandemic. Plus a few laughs.
Jul 15, 20204 minSmall Seeds of Hope: Hold It Up to Your LightSurrender to the magic of a poem. Be open to the small animals of meaning that wander through. Let the poems in your life run & slide...
May 21, 20203 minMigrating from "Anti-Covidanxiety Toolkits" to...? Courage does not always shout. Hope does not always flare. Sometimes it is a small brown mouse who sneaks out...
May 13, 20204 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #9We all need support to be brave, less anxious, to lean a little bit more into love. So I continue to share these little pieces of hope...
May 7, 20205 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #8What happens when someone tells you, "Don't think about that!" "That" being your current big problem or concern. It's like saying...
May 7, 20202 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkits: Lists of Tools Here is the list of all the tools in all the toolkits so far. Or consider it an atlas of maps. Take what you like and leave the rest!
Apr 30, 20204 minAnti-covidanxiety toolkit #7: Hands-onHands are incredibly, marvelously, terribly important. We've all become hugely aware of that over the last few weeks...
Apr 23, 20205 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #6This weeks tools? Admit your frustration. Swish your feet around. Talk funny. Hand to heart. Accept your humanity.
Apr 15, 20204 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #5This toolkit is about slowing down...being kind to ourselves..relaxing... even having a little fun.
Apr 9, 20202 minMini Anti-Anxiety Toolkit: For Those with Little or No Time (to read or do)The most effective tools--all can either be done while doing something else or only take a few seconds.
Apr 8, 20206 minAnti-covidanxiety Toolkit #4I'm going to start with a confession this time. A couple of mornings ago...
Mar 31, 20207 minAnti-Covidanxiety Toolkit #3Here are a few more ways to dislodge that anxiety, melt it, shake it loose, or at least mute it down a little.
Mar 25, 20202 minNews from a Few Poems"It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there." William Carlos Williams