“The phrase “twists and turns” comes up as last minute changes arise: postponed performance, a cancelled appointment, a double booking, a suddenly sick friend, phone call from “a voice from the past”, “Oh, you don’t have to pay – this is free,” finding a familiar name in the obituaries, “I didn’t know you did that – how exciting,” a wedding invitation in the mail, a clear blue sky on a day with rain in the forecast, no milk on the shelves,...

“What does your heart look like? Soft and pink like rose petals or gilded and strong like gold armor? Fresh like newly cut grass or seasoned like spicy curry? Fragrant and fully blooming like purple lilac or pungent like a spring-day farmer’s field? Towering over majestic mountains or exquisitely and delicately hidden in a baby’s sigh? Melodic like a babbling brook or thundering like a herd of mustangs? Does your heart look like any of these?...

“Liza Doolittle sings of “Words – I’m so sick of words…”  Yes, in one way, words can make you sick. “I hate doing this,” “He lost the fight against cancer,” “I’ll try it but I’m not good at it,” “Looks like rain again,” “They’re all like that,” “I look awful in that color,” “Don’t make me repeat myself,” “My knee is giving me trouble,” “Sure wish I was like him,” “Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know,” “They’re talking about the war lasting a...

“Out of the blue a big crow-sized, red-headed woodpecker – pileated to be specific – flew over the court like a well-aimed tennis ball. Extraordinary sight since these big male birds are less common than they once were. Knowing this, meant finding out his significance timely: “create your own rhythm and do things your way in your own time”. Thought I would share this permission nugget with you for no one dictates your destiny except you.” To...

“There’s an acute sense in you that it’s time to come closer, to reach out, to take the first step, to reconnect, revisit, restore, renew, regenerate, rejuvenate, recalibrate, revitalize a bond that has weakened. Whether with a sister, father, friend, fellow worker, pet, plant, or stranger you keep passing on the street, it’s time to engage, have the first word, crack that smile before the moment passes into eternity never to repeat again. Let...

“Do you wonder why you run into people you haven’t seen for a while? Like a cluster that existed before, this people-meteor re-enters your orbit perhaps leaving you to wonder, “Why now?” Of course, you are delighted to renew acquaintances as you update each other. There’s a stronger glow in you as your energy is exchanged.  You promise you’ll stay in touch: the latter is meant with all sincerity. As these happy collisions occur, you wonder,...