A Day in the Life of This Reader
I finished Book I of My Struggle – all 441 pages. This is the first of Karl Ove…
Excitement and Interior Design
Lydia, my oldest granddaughter, works as an interior designer. Because I’ve seen how seriously she takes her work…
Binary Thinking Sneaks In
On March 24, 2023, I drove myself over to the Urbandale Library in order to pay $3.00 for…
Thirty-eight houseplants
Yesterday while eating lunch, I watched the images slide by on Sunflower, our electronic picture frame. My eyes…
My Panic for a Poet
From the moment I heard that Laurie Wagner was going to interview Mark Nepo in a workshop setting…
Sandwiched Between Earth & Sky
During Tai Chi Chih class on Monday, the teacher suggested that during our practice period we feel a…
Are You Shuddering Yet?
3.25.2023 Aging As we age, our journey begins to include challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and…
Surprised by experience of oneness
The other day I set aside some time to care for the life on my meditation altar. A…
Have You Lost the Magic of Living?
As I’ve hinted at before in these posts, being in the now can be another way of saying…
But What Does It Mean?
Many contemplative writers advise creatives to never check email first thing in the morning. Despite knowing this, I…