Making the World Better
It’s quite presumptuous, quite arrogant, whether one is an aspiring lawyer/doctor or a college freshman, to set out with the goal of “changing the world”. You are one person in one city in one state of one country on one continent on one planet. And within the history of the world, my entire lifetime is […]
Solitaire R Us
I’m not addicted. Really, I’m not. It’s kind of like embroidery — something to occupy my hands while I let my mind float. I’ve actually gotten in touch with thoughts and sensations that have been floating around in my brain about various and sundry things while my fingers are busy moving the 6 of hearts […]
Two Mysteries
I’m thinking today about two mysteries . They are things we don’t seem to learn regardless of how long humanity has been on the planet. We know from what we hear and from watching lives of celebrities — especially the ones that die early from drug use or suicide or some combination of the two […]
Maybe it’s better that way
I think most of us are, by nature, sentimental beings. It isn’t about the same things. While I will get all misty-eyed looking at pictures of my offspring as children and the grandchildren as newborns with their moms, my husband will say fondly, “Ah, the 1965 Mustang! But while entirely different subjects, the emotions evoked […]
Do Nothing
“Do nothing for people that they can and should do for themselves.” Surprise — It’s not a Jordan Peterson quote! Credit goes to Fr. Thomas Hopko, may his memory be eternal. This adage (one of Fr. Hopko’s 50 Maxims) changed my life, in both pleasant and unpleasant ways. I don’t know what mixture of my […]
Treat Yourself
There were many years where self-care wasn’t on my radar screen. It wasn’t because I was so busy with others’ overwhelming needs. It was because I thought self-care = selfishness. Fortunately, there came a day when it dawned on me that self-care is in actuality a prerequisite for taking good care of others. I believe […]
Hospital Room
As I type today (7/17/2020), I’m sitting in a hospital room alone with a relative’s personal belongings while said relative is in a procedure that will result in appointment next week to learn of next steps. The chances that there is a crisis seem small at the moment. In the meantime, a close friend […]
In the Good Ole Summertime
It would start with the 3-4 inch tall white clover flowers that we girls would pick and make chains of during recess in April and May starting in 3rd or 4th grade. Who you gave that necklace to was most important. It was a symbol of deep abiding friendship ….. until the next afternoon when […]
By way of introduction
Wabi sabi. Bric-a-brac. Put together, they explain what I want to be about. Wabi sabi is a concept I learned a few years ago. It was explained to me as the Japanese phrase for seeing beauty in the imperfect. A vase has a crack, for example. Whereas some would view it as ruined, wabi sabi […]