carpe-ing the diem~~

| June 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

I had a funny moment of enlightenment lately (and I nearly missed it)~ A solid, accessible option for a restoring-kind of Saturday Day Trip, and I almost let it pass me by. Lucky for me that the universe grabbed me by the lapels –like that great Mary Engelbreit illustration– and said “Snap Out Of It!” A friend had [...]

Bedtime

| June 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

        There are two men living in our Lesbian household.  Before you get nervous (or oddly curious) you need to know that the oldest is 11 and the youngest is 8.  Our two sons.            What baffles me lately about these two – and I believe that they are equally yoked in this behavior – [...]

Place and Memories, woven together

| May 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

A few days ago, I drove through a sweet, cozy neighborhood in Atlanta where I used to live –certainly off the beaten path, like a well-kept secret. It’s shaded by tall, hundred-year-old pine trees, and has a sparkling creek running through the front yards.  Lush, green and quiet, this was a wonderful place to live. The bittersweet [...]

Friending (as a Verb!)

| April 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

   The other morning on Facebook, I “friended” my ‘ole buddy, Truman. You know the truth is, “friending” has always been a verb.  Thanks to our participation with Facebook, we now have a name for something  we’ve been doing for a long, long time. Our language is so important.  How we use the words we use [...]

So Many Changes – Update

| March 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

It is amazing to realize that it has only been one  month since I last wrote about the many changes I was determined to make in my life – changes that would effect my life from center to circumference. The basic update is that I did sign the lease on my new art studio. My [...]

Diverging A Bit

| February 13, 2010 | 3 Comments

As many other folks are mentioning here lately,  being a part of this community of Risk-Alert and gutsy folks is good for my spirit.  And I’m aware today of that risking-thing related to the latest way I’ve been employed (you know.. earning the bread and butter, or as I always say:  Heading to the office now [...]

The Risk of Giving (and Receiving)

| January 31, 2010 | 3 Comments

I was recently made aware of a woman, Cami Walker, who was given a spiritual prescription for her rather severe Multiple Sclerosis:  to give away 29 gifts in 29 days.  I’ve looked at her website (http://www.29gifts.org/), watched a couple of You Tube videos by/about/with her (you can find them at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=29+gifts&search_type=&aq=f), and have felt very inspired [...]

Go find that scented candle + light the light

| December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

i had a fun conversation the other day with one of my great Susan friends. and as we chatted about trying to pay attention to our lives better, she asked me:  “what’s a good way to say that?” and out of my mouth–before i even took a second to think–came the words “oh i think [...]