Day: July 28, 2016
A Life’s Work
Half Full I’ve never been one of those people who knew exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up. I am envious of these people. They seem to have a life calling. There is a clarity of who... Read More
Second Chances
I was thinking this morning about choices made and paths never taken. I think about questions never asked, or ideas not followed up on, where they might have led. Who might we be today if we did thin... Read More
Waiting For The Third
Sometimes there is nothing to be done but wait. There is a Jungian term called holding the tension. This is polite speak for the times when everything is collapsing all around you and your life is no... Read More
Curve Ball
Okay, now for something completely different. In case you haven’t noticed I’m one of those upbeat, optimistic people who are always drinking out of glasses that are half full. But as we... Read More
What Is Left Unlived
I’ve spent a lot of my life in imitation. I would see someone doing something I found interesting and I’d try to copy them. I can tell you from first hand experience this never works. It m... Read More
The Difference Between Living and Being Alive
As I have been reclaiming a few hours in my day to be all mine, I have been thinking about what it means to be alive vs. existing. It reminds me of this quote by Marion Woodman, “If we fail to nou... Read More
New Vocabulary
Voice Warrior I tease my husband because he makes up words. They are close to the real thing but not really the real thing. He’ll say “alloy” instead of aloe or “chimsy” instead of chint... Read More
Following the Seasons
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature to Nature.” – Joseph Campbell I love to celebrate the holidays. I love all the holi... Read More