What do these words mean to you? As I walk around my world, wherever I might be, I think everything I see in that moment is unique. We love novelty but it needs to be integrated with our expectations to some degree or we wouldn’t feel safe or happy.
These prompt words for my healing collage work during the month of March – wise, fierce, caring and kind – are a reminder of what I’ve valued most in life.
I am not exactly what you could call a decisive person. I see so many possibilities, both good and bad. I struggle with a lot of insecurity too (not sure why). I prefer to let things play out without taking sides. There are so many points of view and who knows who’s right? Decisive This…
Although I am in lockdown because of the pandemic, I am hopeful. I see good things happening everywhere. People are being heroic in their efforts to care for and help others. People are being cooperative in supporting the public interest. People are being courageous in weathering the storm. Maybe I have an idealistic view because…
Exactly a week before Christmas the area where I live in Australia (Northern Beaches) went into lockdown. I decided I have to be festive in my mind…
Now I understand why art is good for the soul.
I realized recently that my former work and family life used to give me a lot of purpose, structure, focus and even discipline. Now that I’m alone at home I decided to try something structured to get my creative juices flowing again. I happily got more than I bargained for.
During the past eight weeks of lock-down I’ve been okay most of the time. Who am I kidding? Subtle differences can be huge.
It’s days like today that make me want to move to a place that’s high and dry. As the clouds rolled in yesterday they brought pain, weakness and tiredness. Sleep was difficult, and today I struggle with movement and getting focused. The plight of a person with autoimmune issues. Or am I just getting old?…
I never could have imagined what it would be like to lose my husband, my lifelong partner and friend. It’s something you don’t think about ahead of time. We were so busy planning our next goals, creating the life we both wanted, that we never considered one of us dying early. Now I miss him…
Yeah, it’s been awhile since I wrote that last post. I just left it kind of hanging there. Well the truth is, I couldn’t write about what happened next because it was too raw. I felt too vulnerable. It took me six months to sort myself out, and I went through hell to get back…
June 2018 I was scheduled for a business trip out west and planned to visit my daughter during my trip. I was headed to Arizona and Washington State. Two days before my flight I got an email from my sister-in-law in Australia saying she had taken my husband to the emergency room because of blood…
It’s hard to believe I haven’t written a post here since last Fall, and now it’s Spring. But I write a lot of posts in other places so my fingers just get tired (and my brain too). But one thing I never get tired of is Earth Day. As a matter of fact, I’ve made…
After fixing up my oldest son’s bedroom and renting it out, I decided to go one step further. There was such a demand, I kept getting email and texts, “Is the room still available?” So I asked my youngest son, who didn’t move home after graduating from college in May, “Do you mind if I rent out…
My house needs a bit of work, repainting, repairs, etc., but it’s cozy. After the winter I repotted my four Geranium plants into two big pots, and they are doing so much better now. It makes me really happy to open my front door and see the fullness of the deep green leaves and pink blooms.…
As a child, New Hampshire was my summer home with my grandparents. As an adult, I raised my children here. My ancestors go back a long way in this beautiful “Live Free or Die” state. I’ve come home for the summer again. I had partially moved to Connecticut for a job that seemed promising, but…
I recently returned to the East coast after a work trip out West; another conference in Las Vegas. Although my lips were chapped all week, and I barely got outside the conference center, I felt revived! Travel is just in my blood. After landing back in CT (where I work now), the doldrums returned. The…
