Seeking spiritus, my own particular way of priming for the day, seeking the spark, enough resolve to quietly go forward into the day, Find our way by spiritus, unseen sense of self and certainty, uncertain way forward, forward the only way, Day underway and thus so must we be so too, so too we know …
Category: attitude
Reluctant Start
Some days, this day, reluctant start, In the half-light wanting no light, wanting more dark time, more peaceful darkness, more cozy rest, Yet knowing this cannot be, soon the day begins, soon the day begins full of this and thats, that’s how it goes, that’s how it goes, The day underway, slowly at first, then …
Sitting With Mom
What else to do when sitting with mom, than scribble down thoughts and feelings and happenings in the moment, Sitting mom on her hospice path, life slowly leaving her, sitting with her wondering when…? She answers questions with bits of answer, bits of what she can say, drifting in and out, mostly out, Watching her …
Leaning Into Dadlife
If you’re a parent, sometimes (all the time?!), I think you gotta lean into the role, because sometimes (all the time?!) it’s not automatic, Not automatic in the sense that the decisions, actions, constant adjustments are often not without angst, bumps, struggle, At least for me, So I’m leaning into dadlife, picked this shirt today …
The Little Dragon’s Tummy Ache
Once there was a little dragon. Her name was Lucy. She went to little dragon elementary school. Lucy lived in a big black castle on the top of the hill. Her dad was *this* tall ; her mom was **this** tall. One day she told her mom she had a tummy ache. She could not …
Embracing Sino-Stuff
For sure things “Sino”, aka Chinese, are everywhere. And as time goes I’m working to try more truly Sino products of value. What does that mean? Of course many many MANY products are designed by other countries’ companies and then made in China. I’m speaking to products also designed by Chinese companies. Two recent examples …
Thus The Day Begins
I’ve got a good friend who starts the day this way most mornings, something like… Coffee in the cup, 2-3 newspapers — might be the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the local paper — spread out on his kitchen counter, and the daily crossword off to the side. It’s usually very early, …
Wrong Question
I’ve been asking myself the wrong question for years, it’s not a good practice, not a good idea to focus on things you can’t control, pipe, dreams, unrealistic to the moment, the reality, personalities, and human nature, Rather than asking yourself over and over why something is a particular way, instead consider how fortunate you …
Dark Days
I got this shirt not too long ago; the theme of the writing on the shirt and others that I have is similar, around mental health, keeping things together, acknowledging struggle. This one reads “don’t let the hard days win” … and that’s a good phrase, something to take heart in. But then a friend …
Both
Daily Prompt: “Are you seeking security or adventure?” I want both. Security? Adventure? I want both. It just depends on the day. I want both.
