Why do you blog? So many interwoven mini-reasons why I blog… Life churns on day after day, work and kids take up most of the time, days into weeks into months… It occurred to me a while back, if I don’t capture it now, poof! It will be gone to the ether for ever… And …
Godspeed, Jimmy
“Some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic, but he had a good life all the way…” So many good songs written and performed by Jimmy Buffett, who died the other day at the age of 76. He was such a cultural icon, crossing and melding music and lyric and attitude, making the most of …
Long Exhale
It’s the long exhale into a long weekend, the slow release of stress, angst, struggle, The long exhale has your shoulders relaxed, and you taking an extended pull from a tall, cool glass, As you give into darkness and cozy, and nothing scheduled for the next few days, You rejoice and give thanks and are …
The Power of Mantra
I was talking to someone recently about struggle and anxiety. My own. Long standing. Woven into the fabric of my psyche. During that discussion I talked about coping and overcoming, persevering through said struggle. I mentioned prayer and meditation; I didn’t think about how mantras help me too. Words, Phrases repeated that help the mind. …
Sick at Home Pondering the Question…
What's your favorite time of day? I was recently at home with my younger daughter, who had a cold and a stomachache, and decided to stay home from school for the day. She did a little work, I did a little work, and we muddled about, here and there in the house. This question came …
Smooth The Edge
What’s the correct path to smooth the edge, to make the hour to hour, day to day easier, more capable, comprable? Meds? Meditation? IPA? Therapy? Some other way? Want to say, let it be let it be, finding your path to better, truly better, Seek and your will find your way, smoothing the edge over, …
The Money In My Pocket
How much do I have im my pocket just now? What does it mean? To whom? What’s it for? What will it buy? What can it do? For me? For another? Fleeting for some, fundamental for others… These wandering questions all rush in my head the other day when I saw a young family at …
Balancing Bits
Balancing bits, it’s what we do. Time, the most precious commodity, Ged once said, balancing bits to make it all fit. Extra time on the weekend for work after time borrowed for kids during the workweek, bits tilt the scales, balance out, In the end let it please balance out, Let the time and the …
Soultime
Music for me provides true soultime. Soul time. However you prefer the spelling, the calm deep within, and the certainty of being able to continue, comes from this time. I wandered through songs recently, and this one was one at the core of that session... "Hunger Strike" - Temple of the Dog, 1990 Chris Cornell …
Always Chasing
I find I’m most always chasing. At least, it feels it’s been that way most of my adult life. Chasing things, tasks, you get the idea. No? Things like: Getting the laundry done, Doing the dishes, Cleaning the bathroom, Cleaning the kitchen, Working in the yard, Finishing my tax returns, Getting more sleep, Losing some …
