Let them sing
(It appears the video embedding has been disabled above. You can find the video here) Some of you may remember how much I loved this performance by Paul Potts on Britain's Got Talent. This one by Susan Boyle is another reminder of how little we expect from people and how …
Spring. One question: how to love this world?
Spring Somewherea black bearhas just risen from sleepand is staring down the mountain.All nightin the brisk and shallow restlessnessof early spring I think of her,her four black fistsflicking the gravel,her tongue like a red firetouching the grass,the cold water.There is only one question: how to …
21 days to go!
These 37 days for me are full of travel. Putting my walk first in every day has been tough. Some days, I have failed. But I'm trying hard to move on from beating myself up and sabotaging the rest of the 37 days, which is my usual pattern. I'm focusing …
This, my friends, is poetry
A friend on Twitter, @MrsRoadshow, pointed me to this last night. It is poetry. In our continuing Poemapalooza to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Nod briefly and become a cabbage
The Art if Disappearing When they say Don’t I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are likebefore answering. Someone telling you in a loud voice they once wrote a poem. Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate. Then reply. If they say …
The everyday miracles of life. Every day.
An every day miracle. from Patti Digh on Vimeo. Tess tied her shoes all by herself for the very first time in her life today. She drew instructions for herself. Then tied her shoes. Shortly thereafter, there was a celebratory cake with candles and much riotous shoe-tying on shoes of …
Day 12, a dozen days.
How was 12? Tomorrow? Tomorrow we start counting from the other end. Like this: 25 days left. Only 25. Just 25. Miraculous, precious 25. Enough time to change a life. 25 days left to keep our commitment to ourselves. A lifetime in 25 days. I learned this at the gym. …
Day 10, Day 11…
So this is how it happens. How one day slides into another. We are either vision driven or circumstance driven. Vision driven is that state in which we stay true to our vision regardless of circumstance. So, when the economy tanks or we are traveling, we don't waver. We keep …
Where did Day Nine go?
See? This is what happens when you're not paying attention. The day slips by. Day Nine is gone. Filled with good, fantastic things, but gone. And without a walk (my challenge to myself). I'm going to practice not beating up on myself today. I'm going to practice standing back up …
