Navigating Icebergs of Conversation
“You’re ready for it this time. The topic, the phrase, the theme, the comment winds its way to you for response. Mindful of its dangers like the innocent tip of an iceberg that can be easily navigated, you answer confidently. Good – smooth waters so far as you ease yourself into the stream of conversation. Out of the blue, an emotional reaction assails you; you thought you had avoided the brunt of the iceberg but it’s facing you head on. Too late to deke it out, you crash into the throes of a testy discussion. Unexpected, unwanted, and...
read moreLocation, Location, Location
“You’ve heard the real estate clarion call that “Location, Location, Location” is the most important element in selecting a home to ensure a healthy resale value. If the same principle is applied in a greater context, its significance is diminished. Physically locating elsewhere still necessitates all those things you did previously. The flow of living and doing continues like water flowing down a mountain. Nothing stops because the locale has changed; all activities proceed albeit adapting, modifying to suit the new surroundings. It seems...
read moreWander in the Wonder
“The early days of spring are here. Take them in with gentle consideration. Before you know it, they will have slipped by and you will ask yourself where the freshness, greenness, newness disappeared to. Though the day is yet to heat up as it does in summer, bask in its presence for it is calling out to you, to have the eyes to see with, and the ears to hear with. How clearly the birds call out; how lovely the first flowers sprout; how majestically the clouds roll by; how musically the wind breezes by; how bright the sun shines – all is...
read moreFinding Constancy
“In the process of moving, change is in charge. Some big furniture items had been donated to charity, including the double bed, which has necessitated a portable replacement over the course of the move. Luckily, an air bed was available. Blowing it up was a charm – plugged it in and within five or so minutes it was like the real McCoy. Slept well but noticed by morning that its firmness was not as robust. Went to sit on said bed in the afternoon and keeled over… the air bed had morphed into a waterbed. Balance was crucial in...
read moreOn the Seat of Isis
“The Seat of Isis is found in the southwest of France in the region of Provence, Rennes les Bains specifically. Mary Magdalene travelled and lived in this area in the latter years of her life, which is the reason you find me sitting atop this rock – the Seat of Isis. I was part of a small group exploring her time in France. Two strong and influential women: Mary M. and Isis. Goddesses living their authentic way. Bling not required. Only a strong sense of Self and courage to love beyond societal limitations. Now that’s something to emulate.”...
read moreMaking a List…
“” Making a list and checking it twice…” doesn’t that phrase belong in Santa Claus is Coming to Town? But it’s spring here…why would these words have center stage now when they are best heard in December? What a topsy turvy time with thoughts and perceptions out of kilter. It’s as if you are straddling two (or more) realities trying to find your footing in the one that provides the better balance. So you think…Whether you are ready or not, it’s transition time for you and all of humanity. Lightening it up seems the way to go. Gloom, dooming...
read moreFrom Inside Out
“You are noticing something different. Somehow what’s going on inside isn’t meshing with what’s going on outside. Up earlier, up later, your clock is askew as you catch up with morning or miss it altogether. Eating? Three times a day is no longer a hard-fast rule. Slippage here, too. (Perhaps by happenstance, there appears to be a leaner you…) Invitations are forthcoming – happily you are being remembered yet an enthusiastic response to them hasn’t transpired. Question: where has the enthusiasm deplaned? To a tranquil isle surrounded by...
read moreEase Please
“A few minutes before the meeting begins, you feel yourself drifting away, away into a soft, lush setting where the greens and pinks and yellows are unlike any color you have ever seen. You walk gently – the ground has asked you to, and you oblige willingly. Birdsong fills the air: a soft breeze nudges your cheek, and it beckons you to the sparkles of a waterfall nearby. A curious rabbit hops in front of you, nodding its head in approval as you follow it to the crystalline rocks at the water’s edge. You sit down totally relaxed in the sun’s...
read moreThe Reason Why
“You’re doing your best. You’re trying hard to make things work, make them better, have some positive effect on what’s going on around you. Despite your utmost efforts, it seems the situation is deteriorating. Events and the people involved in those events are ever struggling or are manipulating the strugglers. Something is wrong with this picture. Or is it? Having done what you can, you cease your attempts at fixing; you retreat; you go within to regain a sense of balance and calm, to find your center of wisdom – yourself again. This is...
read moreOn Hold
“Whether making a banking inquiry, ordering supplies, completing a purchase, filling a prescription or receiving a legal update, you can expect to be on hold – waiting for the representative, agent, customer service officer, care ambassador, salesperson, account executive, administrator, accounts payable individual to connect to you. It can be perplexing, frustrating, annoying, time consuming unless you are doing something else while waiting for the other party to respond. Patience is key here, too. The waiting and wondering are...
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Wherever You Are
One In A Million Dragon