Like everybody else, when I don’t know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds. ~George Jean Nathan I’ve been under the weather the past few days. Nothing serious, just a vague sneezy virus that settles in the chest and leaves a general feeling of malaise in its wake. Bestowed upon … Continue reading
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Meaning Mondays: The Less is More Edition
Did you ever hear the story about National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg? Back in the fall of 1994, he got tired of the grind. The endless treadmill. The pressure to produce more. So what did he do? He hightailed it back home, to the Boundary Waters area of Northern Minnesota. In that wild and beautiful … Continue reading
Meaning Mondays: Life As A Quilt Edition
Life is like a vast ocean, full of deep mysteries. Life is like a roller coaster, with many ups and downs. Life is like a path through the forest, and you never know where it will take you. LIFE IS LIKE A QUILT Of all the many metaphors for life, one of the most enduring, … Continue reading
Meaning Mondays: The Stuck in the Mud Edition
ME. DRIVING. IN A RAINSTORM. As I’m just about to make the final turn up the hill to my little getaway place, I see my neighbor’s truck starting down the road. Did I mention it’s a one lane road? And it’s raining? Both my vehicle and brain go into overdrive: What am I supposed to … Continue reading
Eight Black Shoes
A few days ago I entered the bedroom, kicked off my shoes, and laughed. Not a big, robust laugh. But rather a quick, take-you-by-surprise laugh. Sort of an abbreviated chuckle. The kind that shows up unexpectedly and stops you in your tracks, reminding you that yes, this is your life. Know what I mean? On … Continue reading
Meaning Mondays: A Gathering of Men Edition
By the time a man is 35 he knows that the images of the right man, the tough man, the true man which he received in high school do not work in life. -Robert Bly Here’s something you probably don’t know about me: I miss stuff. For instance, American Idol was on television for seven … Continue reading
Meaning Mondays: The Birthday Edition
Birthdays are on my mind. My husband’s arrived a few days ago, and mine is soon to follow, next month. Pisces and Aries, if anyone is curious. A little fish and a big ram. I stopped reading my horoscope years ago, but still, that sounds like the oddest of couples, don’t you think? Nevertheless, this … Continue reading
Please, Bore Me!
The word is out about boredom. Contrary to what we’ve been taught, boredom is good for us. Evidently it’s a precursor to creativity. Who knew? I sure didn’t. I recently read a newspaper article claiming that it’s so. And others have been on to it well before me. In fact, if you google boredom and creativity, … Continue reading
Meaning Mondays: The Big Rabbit Edition
I’ve always loved old movies. Really old movies. Long before streaming videos, DVD’s, or even VCR’s, I’d wheel the ancient portable TV into my room and stay up late, mesmerized by them. It didn’t even matter that my mom was a throwback who decreed color television a needless invention, because most of the movies were … Continue reading
Being Alive
I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. ~Joseph Campbell What does it mean to be fully alive? (Apart from the heart-beating, blood-pumping, organs-working description.) What else does it mean? Certain thoughts, feelings, images rise up for me: being in … Continue reading
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