There for the Grace of God Go I
“A long trip from a favorite spot – along the highway I spot a guy changing a tire. “Poor guy,” I think to myself. “Cold weather makes it even more difficult. Sending him some love and light to finish his task with ease.” I then wonder how long it’s been since I’ve had a flat tire: decades maybe. And I’ve never been stranded, alone on a highway. The drive home is smooth, and I get in the front door before darkness sets in. Fast forward to this morning: I have an errand to run and head down to the garage. As I put the car into reverse, I...
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“You’ve tried to draw attention to your needs. Subtly at first. An occasional sigh. Perhaps a few tears. Even a rare outburst, which really isn’t you, failed to ignite a concerned response. Your typically sunny disposition was increasingly difficult to maintain in light of the incidents and accidents occurring. At some point the attempts to answer to these episodes of omission stopped, and you witnessed deliberate acts of carelessness and neglect. The lack of nurturing grew to such a scale you felt you could bear it no more. The absence of...
read moreFrom Cabbage to Collaboration
“Cabbage – cabbage plant – colewort – collard – collard greens – variety of loose-leafed vegetables – collate – to collect and compare carefully – collect – to bring into one body or place – collage – artistic composition of fragments of materials – collaborate – to work jointly with others – collaboration – a meeting of minds … “c”s + “b”s + “l”s equaling thoughts of today coming together… woven into one gentle message.” To your Happiness. Kita
read moreMoment to Moment
“T-shirts to toques; sandals to boots; holidays to holiday season; green scapes to snowscapes; blue skies to grey; hours of light to sudden darkness; ice cream to hot tea; cool sheets to cozy duvet; walks galore to snuggling on the sofa; bright blooms to soft candlelight; air conditioning to heated seats; sought-after patios to a place by the fire; in the water to on the ice; marshmallows to chestnuts; wood sprites to sugarplum fairies; birdsong to blowing wind; moment to moment and in the reverse, change brings all things to be savored, to...
read morePie in the Sky
“You’ve been shaped, primed, schooled, conditioned, and programmed since infancy to be who you are today. From parents to teachers, ministers to doctors, coaches to friends, partners to media, everyone has had a finger in your pie. Any of that pie still uniquely yours? Or is it all gobbled up by others – eating and saying they know best who you are? Are you cherry, blueberry, pecan or apple? Maybe you’re just discovering you’re none of those. In fact, you don’t even like pie. How’s that for revelation? How’s that for challenging your...
read moreLive Life
“Searching, questioning, and analyzing aspects of your life is worthwhile especially in times of crisis and significant decision making. Perpetually seeking out answers and wondering “why” can knock the stuffing out of you and the life –you are living. It becomes a chore: a job you are doing for you don’t know how long… Let things unfold the way they will, and they will. Allow yourself to breathe in the simple pleasures that are found in each day that give you rest, comfort and a smile to your face. You are asked to seek and to find but...
read moreSincerity is the Big Sister
“Sincerity is authenticity warmed by a loving heart. It needs no attention but is immediately noticed when in the room. No strutting, pontificating or posturing – simply being. If asked to speak, a soft wisdom permeates the words, and the listener calms down, reassured by its message. As silently as it made its entrance, sincerity slips away, only to reappear when called upon like an angel in the night. Yes, Sincerity is the big sister. “Of whom?” you may ask. Of fulfillment, completion and success, especially the latter. True success...
read moreQuis Es? Quo Vadis?
“The choices, the directions, the options, the views, the perspectives, the opinions, the stories are overwhelming – like an avalanche of narratives that can not only overwhelm you but swallow you up to the point of you losing You. Who are you? Where are you going? These are questions to ask yourself when deciding how to spend your time. You risk not only wasting time but wasting away the essence of You if the peripheral is becoming the essential in your life. Who are you? Where are you going? Quis Es? Quo vadis?” To your Happiness,...
read moreMaking Sure
“” Now where is that piece of paper? Did it fly off the desk? Did I put it somewhere so it wouldn’t get lost? This should be easy.” Ever happen to you when you’re making sure an item is in its place and finding that it’s not there? You check again. Irritation, frustration even worry and panic set in especially if the missing item is of value to you. Missing glove, well, okay but important access info may be another story. Step back; take a deep breath or two and begin your search again. Don’t let multiple thoughts crowd your thinking as you...
read moreRegulating a Natural State
“With the categorization that is going on now – everything from defining yourself; to how and why you work; your moods; your shopping habits etched out on a graph; the “marketing” reason you live where you do; the physical ailments you are likely to succumb to based on your age, gender and economic status, it’s not unexpected that at some point there would be an attempt to regulate or standardize your natural state, that is, the state in which you intuit, the sense you have of the unseen and the notion you have of yourself in this...
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