Dog treats and human trophies
My floor is full of dog treats, like a map of canine wandering, or perhaps wondering. A bone-shaped one near the kitchen, a tiny steak-shaped one near the piano, small ones that could be mistaken for large rabbit poops near the fireplace. They are shocking to come upon sometimes, until …
the widow maker
I learned at cardiac rehab this week that my artery that was 90% blocked was the infamous “Widow Maker,” so named because it is responsible for those sudden deaths that come on without any warning. I told John and he said we talked about this in the hospital, that the …
thinking thursday : a buffet of links beyond your usual fare
Mind Did you know that happiness is an arm of resilience? American society by and large can be suffering-phobic. We are taught to be ashamed of our pain, our fear, or our difference. We are taught to avoid the suffering of others as though we will somehow become tainted if …
Strong Offer Friday: How to do anything in 11 steps.
Forget that it’s the starting that stops you. There’s a storyline in your head that is not helping you. Every time it starts up (“I’m no good at this,” “I tried this before,” “Who am I to do this?” “I need more data”), simply say “thinking” and refocus on starting. No …
This looks really hard. Is there anything I can do to help you?
I struggled to get him out of the ice cream parlor, his arms and legs splayed out to catch us in the doorframe, screams echoing through the birthday party we were leaving early. He had lost at an arcade game, and the thunderstorm, as we called them, was in full …
sunday sounds : t.s. eliot reads prufrock to us
Here’s a poem I memorized once upon a time. If I met you on the street and you asked, I could likely still recite it for you, though in a decidedly more Southern drawl than T.S. Eliot does here.
thinking thursday : ideas on which to ruminate
Some of what I’ve been seeing and thinking about around the web this week: MIND “There are two paths in life: Should and Must. We arrive at this crossroads over and over again. And each time, we get to choose.” Are you at the crossroads of Should and Must? It …
Infinity vignette.
When I dipped my hand deep into her ashes, they were cool to the touch, like the beach on a cloudy day, or like a sand table that sits in the shade or in a psychiatrists’s office, awaiting a patient, perhaps a young one, to make meaning of their life …
Eulogy for a friend.
Eulogy for Laurie Foley 12 March 2016 by Patti Digh When you stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon, it is huge and deep and wide, and awe-inspiring. And then you take a photo of it, as most people do, to validate your presence there. But when you get …
Words to live by.
I am taking the rest of this week and the weekend off to celebrate the life of my dearly departed friend, Laurie Foley, as she is laid to rest. As I go, let me share with you her business and life manifesto. Words to live by, and words that she …
