Good Morning, Henry. It’s the Life You Imagined

Painted on the wall over my closet door are the words: “Live the life you’ve imagined.” So wise, that Thoreau.  I wonder if he chanted that to himself each night as he listened to the dark unknowns hooting and howling on Walden Pond, calming his fears so he could sleep.  The…

Restorative

#Reverb12, Day 19: How did you nourish your beautiful body in 2012?   I love the sunshine. I love feeling the warmth on my face and my skin. I look forward to the freckles sprouting on my nose and my skin becoming darker. And yet, I missed these steps the…

Traveling the Halls, at Midnight

#12Reverb, Day 5: What was your dream destination in 2012 and why?  It can be a town, city, country or region — real or imaginary — and doesn’t matter if you actually got there or not.   There were trips to Disneyland and Sacramento.  We went to Arizona and Texas….

Refiner’s Fire

It’s been tough being grateful the last couple days.  I’ll be honest.  The hostilities of the election (now over) were almost too palpable.  The behavior of the citizenry was shameful, on both sides. But in my heart, though I quietly retreated, I was thankful.  So thankful for the bright yellow…

Towards, Away, Still There

Rowing away — so tempting.  To just disappear from it all and leave everything behind.  But for all the rowing away from life, I would still be rowing towards something else. I’ve heard from countless people over the last few years that it is time to “move on” with my…

naturally

When I was first married, my husband went through a phase of re-wooing me.  He became the master of The Grand Overture.  I’m not quite sure why this happened, it’s not like I needed these elaborate gifts or Big Deals.  We were married, and a sure thing.  He and I…