I’ve got the sweetest pair of summer sandals, strappy and black, a classy landing for any set of toes or heels headed for a crossroad, contemplating change — such perfect support for standing...
The longer I live, the simpler I get. Things are clearer, faster. Not much matters except love — for myself, for others.
Why for myself?
My capacity to love me is the cap on how much I’m...
In an interview with New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady, he declared himself spiritual, curious about life and why we’re alive. His body is his asset. He takes conscious care of it. Loves...
I’m missing you, my dear. How about a short visit, what could it hurt? How nice it would be if you walked in the door! Why not get back into your skin and come see me? We’ll catch up.
I...
Don’t inform someone (whose loved one has died) about death. Don’t imply all is well or that time will heal. Don’t even be sorry.
Be with her, yes. But let death do the teaching.
Don’t...
Me in my steel contraption came upon Tiny Bird crossing the highway, not flying, but walking on bitty feet, step by step.
It must have seemed an endless journey to Tiny Bird, or he was focused elsewhere,...
Two from Houston said yes to buying this house. She Googled me, found my blogs, including The Light Story and said it’s everything they’ve been looking for.
August first, me and two furries...
Barely a bit of feathers-and-fluff, he pours his heart out tonight, steady and strong.
The wood thrush is somewhere far above me (oh, so true) and his sparkling sound falls down in sheets of white...
The more I step away from an old way of being, the easier it gets. At first, though, it can feel harsh, impossible, too difficult.
So, I breathe deeply, and sit with the change-swirl, inner opinions....
Life works when I don’t argue too much. I rise from writing and one word comes in — yoga.
So, I get on the mat.
I write more, pause, and again, one word — dishes.
Obediently, I head...
A perfect miniature marigold lives in the crack between sidewalk and step. It’s too late to yank it by the roots — it has arrived. It’s growing, has a tiny flower.
Who am I to declare...
The day was winding down.
It had been overcast until the last few hours when the sun re-appeared to add its touches to the evening. I had just finished my dinner in the room with sky-high windows. Taking...
Why bother to save a marriage on the rocks? Perhaps it would be smarter to start over. Get something shiny and new, like with shoes or a car.
Why be in a relationship? Do you know why anyone gets together...
Do you love things that plummet? Do you adore rain falling in sheets or water over the ledge, splashing clear joy?
Do you love velvet drapes plunging into a royal red pile on the stage of life?
How...
My daughter went to the kitchen to get a snack and returned crestfallen. “There’s nothing to eat,” she reported. “There are only ingredients.”
A love relationship is a...
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