Pause seems like such an innocuous word. But I contend it has great power when we: Pause to be grateful Pause to reflect Pause to forgive Pause to listen Pause to enjoy Pause before answering Pause before reacting Pause to appreciate Pause to breathe In 2022 I hope my One Little Word will be powerful. Not in physical strength, not in intellectual prowess, not in a domineering or superior kind of way. Quite the opposite. I hope it will help me become more humble, grow in compassion, appreciate what is before me. I guess it’s another way of being in Read More
Category: General Musings
Reflections on life in general.
Cinderella Meets Marie Kondo, and I Get to Go Shoe Shopping
I recently discovered that my foot has grown a full size. I’ve decided to blame it in the pandemic since that’s not all that has increased in size, if you get my drift. I needed new tennis shoes/sneakers for my daily walks, and that’s when I found out about my shoe size. The pleasant young man informed me that I now wore a size 9. What?? I’ve always been an 8. Okay, I did slide up to an 8.5 once or twice, but I blamed it on poor manufacturing. Though maybe this was why my big toe hurt so much… Read More
My “One Little Word” for 2021 – Listen
“We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.” ~ Zeno of Citium as quoted by Diogenes Laertius My “One Little Word” for 2021—LISTEN—grabbed me and held on since last summer when I created my vision board. Usually, my vision boards are filled with words and writing goals, but not this one. There are few words, and somehow, “listen” showed up on it twice. In addition, last night I opened two books of poetry to read, and “listen” grabbed me again. In the first poem by the late Jon Tribble, “The Divine,” the Read More
I Saw 3 Shipts Come Sailing (and other new traditions)
What a year, huh? What with COVID and other difficult things we’ve all been dealing with, how our lives have changed. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. The holiday season is different, for sure, but I hope you will find ways to celebrate and maybe discover some new traditions. I’m reflecting on some positive aspects of 2020 that I can be grateful for, and I’ve actually found some. Especially some new skill sets. Zoom I fumbled my way through learning how to Zoom (like Google, it’s become both a noun and a verb- the opposite Read More
Are You an Instant Pot or a Whirly-gig?
Update How are you faring in the 6th? 7th? month of the pandemic. The other day I described myself as an InstantPot. I feel the pressure building up within, the pressure of not being with my kids and hugging them, the pressure of wondering when this will end, the pressure of such hatred and division in our country. How do I release this pressure? I’m staying home and am desperate for a haircut. Since March 15, I’ve been in a bank once for a notary, I’ve been to my daughter Kate’s house—outside—twice, I’ve met outside with five other women for Read More