In memory of G. Valmont Thomas – December 15, 1959 – December 18, 2017 “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein Focusing on what’s good. As the year’s end approaches, I’ve been … More Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
We’re done. Done, done, done, done. Done. D. O. N. E. I’m washing my hands of it and walking away. I see myself happier without you. I see you happier without me. I see us both unencumbered, untangled. So, I stomp on this metaphorical grave; I pile rocks and form a cairn. I stomp and … More Grace Notes: Letting Go
Day 1: A – Z Challenge – 2015 “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”― Alice … More Appreciating What Is
I sat with a friend last night whom I hadn’t seen in months, catching up on what has been ‘a tsunami of awful’ for her. Her husband’s got colon cancer that’s spread to his liver. She’s got several other relatives in deep trouble in terms of physical health (dementia, cancer, autoimmune disorders). As a teacher, … More Don’t Give Up
A – Z Challenge – Day 13 Life is meant to be lived. Most of us spend a lot of time worrying about making mistakes — as if we could actually make our way through all the rooms of life without mucking things up a few (thousand) times. We pretend we’re wheelin’ and dealin’ our … More Magic, Madness, and Mistakes
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. … More Sweetness
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open. ~ Rose Lane This morning I am contemplating what it means to be happy. A few days ago I watched a wonderful documentary called Happy. It was a perfect reminder to focus on what is truly important in life. … More Happiness in this World
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. ~ Antoine Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943 Trust me. Everything will be OK. It is the end of another semester — crunch time — which as a college instructor means everything is bound to be absolutely insane, … More Dear Inner Child
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