found-art tuesday : rock my world
Imagine a world in which we stumble upon meaning. And beauty. And care-taking. Found art. When I first met Kim Mailhot at a reading in New Hampshire beautifully orchestrated by Debbie Kelley, I knew. I knew that she was special. There was a light emanating from inside her as she …
mindful monday : what is that?
With thanks to Jean Miller for pointing me to this reminder of mindfulness, of patience, of wonder. Of love.
stepping stone sunday: see the angel beside you
Last Friday morning, I had a lot on my mind as I boarded a plane for Chicago. A visit to my doctor the day before had resulted in an immediate ultrasound and biopsy and blood tests. In a hurry. Like, now. Like, don't leave and come back but we need …
simple saturday.
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." -Mother Teresa
write-your-own friday : silence.
Here are the instructions, posted a few weeks ago: How about a writing exercise every Friday, one that–over time, if you do them every Friday–will leave you with a pile of 89-cent composition books from the Piggly Wiggly full of you. Your story. Your life. Your fears and laughs …
thinking thursday.
Every Thursday, just a few links I've discovered, things I'm thinking about. And, of course, a link somewhere to Johnny Depp just because he is out there waiting to meet me. (Where I can follow the serendipitous thread I followed to get there, I'll include a thanks to the person …
poetry wednesday :: to live in this world you must be able to do three things
In Blackwater Woods Look, the treesare turningtheir own bodiesinto pillars of light,are giving off the richfragrance of cinnamonand fulfillment, the long tapersof cattailsare bursting and floating away overthe blue shoulders of the ponds,and every pond,no matter what itsname is, is nameless now.Every yeareverythingI have ever learned in my lifetimeleads back …
mindful monday.
Mindfulness is neither difficult nor complex: Remembering to be mindful is the great challenge. -Christina Feldman (photograph by Diane Sandefer Manuel)
stepping stone sunday: be grateful for each day ending in “day”
Stepping stone Sunday is a resting place before the trek of the week, before we bushwhack through Monday. Ah, stand here with me on this rock. Let's breathe together. The stream of the week will start rushing around the rock tomorrow. For now? Still water, a mossy rock, us. This …
