Unexpected, spontaneous, sublime, Kids gather ‘round, pile up on the bed in dad’s room, Not to hear me wax on with story, but rather to share some stories with me that they’ve written, Gentle breeze outside, gentle feeling of love as I sit in my chair and listen to them, So good, so good to …
Category: Insight
Plugging Along In Mindfulness
Mindfulness has been the recent salvation for my days, and my nights. Juxtaposed to nighttime, to rest and slumber, interesting to apply it to the workday tho’. Frenetic pace of the business world, the changing demands, dynamics pressing nearly every moment, what to say? Say that mindfulness helps either way. Centered, focused, distractions recede, how, …
Haiku Form: Relate
Relate, don’t skate, On by, no cry, lean into, Closer still, worth it.
Haiku Form: Neti Pot
Hay fever, feels meh, Nasal irrigation, GOOD, Ancient Way, Neti.
Haiku Form: Coffee Drips
Coffee drips, so good, Sound, smell, wafting down the hall, Joy, boost, expectant.
Road Trip, Make it GOOD
Saw this on a hill near Willamina, coming from the Oregon coast , through Yamhill County, heading southeast on Highway 18. This image captures the spirit of the Spring roadtrip with my kids: make it GOOD. Long travel? That’s part of the fun, enjoy the new and varied scenery. Kids sparring repeatedly? That’s how kids …
Travel Realm
On the road for the week, four days travel for three days on the coast, Mixed bag of attitudes and circumstance make it a week to remember, Movies and meals, some contrived, some on the fly, Common Cold put a damper, but did not derail the week, soldier through, soldier through, Gamut of rain, hail, …
Extraneous, Receding
Extraneous: not forming an essential or vital part Receding: to move back or away : WITHDRAW Interesting and magical, the way vacation, retreat can remove the extra in your life, the non-essential. Being near the ocean has this effect for me. I am grateful for this effect. A very busy life responds to the insistent, …
Sleeping In Snippets
Now a days I sleep more in snippets; I go to bed early just to do so, it seems. Dear slumber, my friend, stay with me, stay with me. In the dark I awaken, in the dark my busy brain begins to stir, midnight time, any time, I have a drink of water, then turn …
Cozy Place
So important, restoring body, mind, thus soul, daily, Rest, body, mind, soul, daily, Clear the way, each day, Cozy place, warm, dark, safe, fully, Space to relax, rest, restore, insist, Necessary for full body wellness, Body, mind, thus soul, mantra, To create, sustain your cozy place, GOOD.
1/2_Full, All GOOD 