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Yuletide blessings
Posted on December 21, 2022 Leave a Comment
A billboard that I see on my drive into town. Light and shadow playing on the landscape out my window. House wrapped just before subzero temperatures arrived. A winter driveway that takes my breath away every time I turn down it. Bunny tracks on the deck. Joyful yard decorations. The addition of This Daughter. Just […]
We don’t have to work any harder, to be happy
Posted on August 17, 2022 Leave a Comment
We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. Carlos castaneda (via pam grout’s The course in miracles experiment) I don’t need to gear up to act on getting happier. It doesn’t take more effort to be hopeful than to be despairing. I can see where it […]
What is it we really desire?
Posted on February 23, 2022 3 Comments
Our possessions don’t define us. We know this, but there’s nothing like letting go of stuff to really feel it. Sometimes we choose to release our things: having a yard sale, donating to thrift stores, giving to friends in need. (Yay!) Other times our items are taken from us: lost or misplaced pieces, our home […]
Winter Is Coming
Posted on November 3, 2021 Leave a Comment
I am deeply grateful for the help and support. I can surrender and trust in the big picture — as well as in the little snapshots. I do not have to figure everything out myself. I do not have to figure everything out myself. I do not have to figure everything out myself. It will […]