Imagine What Could Be
“I have a habit of letting my imagination run away from me. It always comes back though . . . drenched with possibilities.”― Valaida Fullwood I hope it always does!
Lost Thoughts: Life Reflections in a Vineyard
I couldn’t claim to know what the young Italian woman was thinking any more than I could know what the dog beside her was pondering. The original photo was taken during a 2012 visit to Italy with friends in a rented car. We stopped at a small farm vineyard to sample their wine, where an…
When Nice Isn’t Nice
“Nice people made the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them. They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly and focused on happier things than “politics.” They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away. You know who weren’t nice people?…
Embracing Reality (Or Not)
There’s the version of yourself that you hold, and then there’s the version others see. Yesterday, I removed the gutter screens above our front door, which had been causing runoff problems during heavy rains. I set my heavy-duty 10-foot fiberglass step ladder firmly on the front sidewalk, climbed up to assess which tools I needed,…
Open-Hearted
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot…
Beneath the Snow
The weather has been unusually cold here for the past two weeks, but it is warming now, with only a few small patches of our previous large snowfall remaining in shaded areas. After the snow melted near my fern hillside in the backyard, we were pleasantly surprised to see hints of red and white. I’m…
