The Prized Find

The Prized Find

Regrettably I bade farewell to all things autumn and while I haven’t completely embraced everything wintery, I’ve welcomed these hearts, both red and green ones–this plant is all heart. It’s a start. It’s a daily reminder to embrace my heart, … Continue reading

An Ear to Listen,

An Ear to Listen,

a heart to act accordingly with everyday grace. Warning: walking past a block party of gut shrieking joys from children at play is contagious and just the motivation needed to climb uphill. Every Day Grace Our deepest fear is not … Continue reading

Spirited One.

Let’s gather our strength of spirit…it’s what they fear the most. Forgive me if I’ve expressed this before, if I have it’s worth a repeat. It takes a few groggy minutes to wake, but when fully awakened this child’s spirit … Continue reading

The Unspoken

The Unspoken

And then she reached deep into the hurt, disappointment and difficulty of being human…you know the stuff we all feel but many of us don’t speak of but most certainly project onto others in some form or another. Perhaps in … Continue reading

And So It Was the Later…

And So It Was the Later…

Something redolent about the whiff of moist duff after the morning frosty dew dissipates, something not-so-ordinary to spot, this sweet trinary. Sunlight yearns to kiss these lavender hued caps and if girlfriend were with me on this am stroll, she … Continue reading

Behind the Scenes Learning.

Behind the Scenes Learning.

We’re not fighting, we’re learning. When we gain the knowledge that’s been hidden from us for centuries, we begin to see the power of our true selves. There is no fighting, only knowledge of how all systems flow by the … Continue reading

Plank Walks

Plank Walks

I look around and I see unease, frozen in the eyes of passerbys. I make extra efforts to undue their unrest with a simple smile and a lighthearted chat. Regis was doing the same sort of uplifting while on his … Continue reading

Deliverance

Deliverance

Once upon a time ago, a five-year-old boy asked me for his hand. I accepted not knowing what it’s all about, nor the toil at hand. A quarter of a century later, that boy, still five-years-old, yearns for attention, searches … Continue reading

Inward Growth

Trees at work. Enjoy the generously extended display of fall leaves in a spectrum of hues. No doubt they are creating value by absorbing nutrients from leaves, turning from green to yellow from orange to my favorite anthocyanin red…showing us … Continue reading

Fall Trimmings

Fall Trimmings

Our festive trimmings to welcome autumn days made their debut when a little someone who adores the extras decided it was time for swathing our nest in seasonal drapings. Talk of such things occurred well before time of harvest for … Continue reading