I’m sitting in my rocking chair in our cozy living room bathed in tree lights and a warm lamp glow, soft classical music in the background. Classical 96.3 fm, to be precise. I mention it because this station has been the soundtrack to my life: I’ve listened to it since I was a very young …
Category Archives: inspiration
I Miss You — And Me
It’s an hour past my bedtime (according to Ayurvedic practice and my common sense), and I’m sitting in the gezellig (Dutch for cozy, more or less, but even cozier than cozy!) dreamy light of the Christmas tree we put up last weekend. But before I log off my computer I need to just put something …
Pilgrim’s Progress
Today has been a strange day. It’s rained since this morning, and the light is bizarre, both pink and dark. It’s felt like evening all day. Kind of mimics my mood, to tell the truth: slightly dark, but with pink in it — meaning, I think, that there is hope… I can feel something happening …
What I Know For Sure, No. 3
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage …
Perspective
Thank you all so much for your encouragement and thoughts lately! I really do appreciate them. But it’s funny, isn’t it, how suddenly something can come along and put things in perspective for you? This morning I was looking for good news to post on the Woohoo! Report. I came across a Chicago news video …
Reawake
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” ~ Helen Keller I can sum up my life pretty easily, even though I have many memories. Went to elementary school. Excelled at writing, singing, secretly oogling guys while being a tomboy, and sports. Major interest in theatre. Won lots of awards. Was very introspective. Went to …
Lessons in Literature
Alice came to a fork in the road. “Which road do I take?” she asked. “Where do you want to go?” responded the Cheshire cat. “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.” ~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland I’ve always been plagued with not knowing, not being able to be specific, …
Push Forward or Move Ahead?
Remember when I was answering Alex’s lab rat questions here? I’ve skipped a few of his latest because I’ve felt pressed for time. And I feel that now as well, because I should be working not posting, and am writing this with guilt written in block letters all over my face. It’s invisible ink — …
On How to Let Go
A long time ago, I wrote this post and this one — does anyone actually click on links like this? — on letting go of things that hold us back. I know! This post has been a long time in coming. And you know what? I’ve decided that although I’ll deliver to you some great …