On the other side is serenity. I am a tree, growing by rings of the year,losing a branch or twig now and then,being bent and creaked by the wind. But inside, deeply under scratchy bark,my sap flows silently in the darkto every twig and leaf, flower and fruit. It takes time to find serenity’s root.Time […]
Trust Your Voice
I trust no other. A while back, a Facebook friend of mine posted one of her words of the day: Trust. The list of definitions was much longer than I thought it would be. Themes included expectations being met by others, reliance on others to do what they say they will or produce what you’ve […]
Skills or Talents?
I’ve always had so many interests in life that it has been difficult to focus in on one thing to build skills and express talent. I have been editing and book indexing since 1995, so there’s one thing. But now, in my early sixties, I’m interested in moving into a more contemplative and spirit-connected way […]
Crayons
Smell of waxstrikes nostrils first,before eyes even registerpointed color. Red hogs the eye,fills all the pupil space:Pay attention!Fill me with lipstick kisses! Then yellow, shining cheery,tries to wither the green.Could put my hands in the greengrass wrapped around my toes. Can you tell orange’s not a fav?Skipped it in the rainbow, I did.Never been sure […]