Here’s to the close of 2011! I’m a long-time fan of Mr. Fred Rogers of the PBS series, Mister Roger’s Neighborhood. My good friend and neighbor gifted me with a book of his quotes for Christmas (thank you, Jen!). Even though it’s been years since I’ve seen a video episode displaying his magical, yet subtle…
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Fury’s Peony
When I troll through the memory banks of my life, I sometimes ponder the rough patches. You know, the ones you wished had never happened. The pain of those rough spots surface when you can’t see through to the other side. When you’re in it. When you’re at sea and you have a hole in…
Savor
In a funk as the morning fog lingered into early afternoon, I sat wondering about life. The fog can seem a closet that won’t open. Claustrophobia. Haunting. Then… I feel a shift. This fog, my supposed nemesis, is merely sky reaching down to me. She’s nature giving me an ethereal kiss on the cheek. Again,…
Silence
Our lives become richer by our willingness to traverse walls. If our daily experiences were all rainbows and smiling faces, imagine how dull our lives would be. Really. Difficulty may not be fun or enjoyable at the time, but think back to the most challenging times in your life and put into perspective how those…
Tanka No.130
Greetings All! Please join me in celebrating a form of poetry I adore called Tanka. For those not familiar with Tanka, simply, it is short-form poetry consisting of five lines, a cousin to three-line Haiku. The Tanka form typically does not limit syllable use for English speakers, let your mind be free. Typically, Tanka reveals…
The Day in Review
[Photo courtesy Horizon2035 via Creative Commons license.] About this time of year, us blogger types tend to publish posts looking back over the year 2010 or put forth goals for 2011. I have published those types of things myself, and even published a mid-year 2010 wrap-up post. I think reflection and goals are a great…
A Tuesday Tour of Greats: Naturalist Photography, Christopher Foster, and The War of Art
{reading time ~ 5 min} I want to introduce you to greatness today. Please follow me as I guide you through each room, have a look around, enjoy the view, and please visit these abodes if you decide if you’d like a copy for your own home. Apologies for the lingo, but I actually used…
Three tips for writing, loving, meeting mermaids, and more
{Reading time: ~6 minutes} Having been named one the top ten personal development blogs by someone I admire, Annabel Candy of Get in the Hot Spot (thanks Annabel!), I suppose it’s time I acknowledge that many of my posts could fall into the personal development space. I blog about writing, creativity, fitness, wellness, storytelling, leadership,…
The Jurassic Flower
Greetings. A big summer day is brewing—the sun is high in the sky. I love summer. My hubs often says I’m solar powered. While grabbing some rays, I recently photographed this grapefruit-sized flower high up on a trellis. I love its “Jurassic” nature. Apologies, I have no idea of the name of this flower (if…