In meditation tonight, I realized how much I wanted to rekindle passion for Speaking Circles. Or maybe more my spin on them. I have so loved the magic of Circles and I want to be adding something more – focusing more on essence? Not sure. Maybe just wanting to create something a bit different. Or [...]

Feeling like part of my brain is missing today. Makes me nuts when I can’t figure things out (quickly). I hate wasting time doing things that take waaay longer than I think they should.  If I had any sense, I’d just stop and come back to the project later – or better yet, find someone [...]

When I was younger, I enjoyed reading Erma Bombeck’s work.  She had a delightful way of looking at simple things and, if not roll on the floor laughing funny, her humor was amusing.  I’ve realized in the last couple of months that one of my little fantasies is to write a bit like Ms. Bombeck…with [...]

So Greg left this world last week.  Same day as Michael Jackson & Farrah.  Very weird, for me, losing two icons from my youth and one of my contemporaries passing.  That has stirred a lot for me.  The preciousness of life.  Death and what it might really mean or be like.  Family. Greg had become [...]

Today my sister and I are in Monroe, Washington with her son for a memorial service for Greg, my sister’s former husband and my nephew’s father. Yesterday we spent the majority of the day with Greg’s parents and sisters, looking at old photos and reminiscing about Greg and his life and our lives with him. [...]

Working in my front yard for the last several weeks, I’ve tried to be careful of my over-50, fair Irish skin. I’ve worn sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat. As I watched several groups of young people walk by with nary a hint of sunscreen on their bare arms and legs, I was suddenly struck by [...]

Being authentically and vibrantly alive requires some soul-searching and a great deal of self-exploration.  With a world full of outside influences, we may not even see, much less know, what we are really about.  Parker J. Palmer writes about learning to listen to what is important: I was in my early thirties when I began, [...]

Have you ever walked through an unfamiliar room in the dark, slowly feeling your way along so you didn’t trip over chairs or run into walls? Hands out, feeling along the wall until you found a doorway or sensed a bit of light (or found the light switch)? Maybe stubbing your toe along the way? [...]