Today is not like every other day. Rather than pretend it is, honor its possibilities.
Birthday discovery begets amphibian hilarity
So my dog and I discovered a new park to visit. It’s not really a new park, just one we’ve never been to together. I took her there a few weeks ago on a night when the park was deserted to see if she would follow me into the water. I have this crazy idea... Continue Reading →
Kayak Weekend Take Two Part Two
I was a bit concerned when I woke up on Saturday morning. Things were starting to get a little stiff and sore, and I wondered how I was going to make it through the rest of the weekend. I had never actually done four days of paddling before and thought maybe I had gotten in... Continue Reading →
Kayak Weekend Take Two, Part One
Toward the end of last year, a few ladies that I kayak with occasionally suggested a sea kayak symposium in summer might be fun. I’d heard about this one for a few years and always considered going, but never had the cash. Considering it was still roughly nine months away, I figured I would have... Continue Reading →
Be silly, be honest, be kind. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don't stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just... start. — Ijeoma Umebinyuo
Good things truly do come to those who wait
The Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, I had a few things to get off my to-do list. Since they involved a lot of writing, I referred to it as my ‘homework’ since it wasn’t the fun sort of writing but more of the necessary kind. It took a few hours and a lot of brain... Continue Reading →
Red Riding Hood spends another night in woods
Last weekend I happened to be in the checkout line at Target when the clerk asked me if I was doing anything interesting this weekend. He was very young and just making polite conversation, but I smiled and told him I was going howling for wolves. He stopped and looked at me for a moment... Continue Reading →
"The Buddha is found everywhere: in other people - even the ones we do not like very much." — Francis Harold Cook "Just let go. Let go of how you thought your life should be, and embrace the life that is trying to work its way into your consciousness." — Caroline Myss "It is not... Continue Reading →
The less of me there was, the happier I got. — Leonard Cohen
Lady Lovin Her Life 