your daily rock : enjoy the space between
The most potent spaces are the spaces between. Liminal spaces. Between this moment and the next. Between life and death. Between one rung of the monkey bar and the next. We may think the point is to get to the next bar. But the point is to enjoy that exhilarating …
your daily rock : love all your bits
It is so easy to love the parts of yourself that are lovable, either by your own definition or that of others. Those good hair days and straight A’s and good work ethic and all that lovingkindness and those great recipes for Sangria and always remembering to floss and the …
your daily rock : chance being great
You have a light inside you. It might be for parenting, for singing, for working hard, for kindness, for writing, or–as one favorite obituary read–for having “a God-given gift for operating heavy machinery.” Whatever that light is, shine it. Chance being great, where “great” simply (and beautifully) means fully illuminated. …
your daily rock : start again
My friend Amy made me an awesome calendar to plan Change Your Life Patti Digh (CYLPD), to give myself stickers for achieving goals like walking and eating well and practicing my fiddle and writing, and more. She even gave me the smiley face stickers and colored markers to use on …
happy father’s day to all who would swim as far as was needed in any storm.
This is my 33rd Father’s Day without my father. For him, this poem. This perfect father’s day poem. A poem that reminds me not only of Daddy–swimming as far as was needed until he couldn’t anymore, and then, too–but also of my stepfather, Boyce, and of Mr Brilliant, a brilliant …
your daily rock : smile at a stranger
Why are we so closed off from each other? What are we afraid of? That a smile will be misunderstood? That they won’t smile back? That they’ll take offense or overreact or scowl in return? Take that chance. It feels wonderful to offer that moment of connection and happiness. Plus …
your daily rock : make the journey memorable
We are all on a journey. All of us. Let’s make it memorable. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : open up
So many things in life shut us down: criticism, comparisons, overwhelm, shame, depression, insecurity, lies. Those things make us smaller, reduce us and those around us, squeeze us into spaces too small for living. Stop. Breathe. Reverse the flow from reduction to enlargement, from closed to open. Let a story …
thinking thursday
MIND Because Tess is so enamored of tiny things, tiny things catch my eye. Because Emma is a woman and a gamer, among other things, these stories catch my eye and sadden and infuriate me. Emma has long taught me about sexism in gaming. What a pathetic example of it. …
your daily rock : pause
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