Risks Taken

| August 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

I’ve have written before about my son’s wife who, in February,  had a massive stroke at age 49. She is making progress.  It’s slow but it’s progress and for that we are thankful. The risks I recently took had to do with being with them for an extended stay.  I had been wanting – needing [...]

Arms or Fins?

| July 18, 2011 | 2 Comments

I want to share something with you that I read a few days ago. I know you must be saying, “Oh, here she goes again -quoting Mark Nepo!” Yep. That’s just what I’m going to do. You see I read Mark Nepo every morning from his book “The Book of Awakening.” What a way to [...]

Girl’s Weekend

| June 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

I just returned from a “girl’s weekend” at the beach. A long weekend with some of my favorite women, lying in the sun, playing in the water, long walks on the beach, and talking. Lots of talking. It’s not the same weekend every year, as we work to accommodate every one’s busy schedules, and it’s not [...]

Risky Swimming

| January 19, 2011 | 7 Comments

Happy New Year!  I know it’s past the middle of January but it’s the first time I’ve been able to say that to you all.  I wish good things for you this year of 2011.  I hope it will be a year of good health, happiness, and finding risks to take that will open your [...]

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 [...]

F’bk Posts: Posing a few Good Questions

| May 10, 2010 | 4 Comments

         Most every morning I sit down at the computer and type out a question on my Facebook profile page– I call this posting a  “White Horse” question.  You see, back when I was in college there was a drinking establishment across the street from our dorm called the White Horse Inn.  Sometime [...]

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 [...]

Don’t Stop Believing

| February 16, 2010 | 4 Comments

A few days ago, I was heading up Interstate 26 to visit with my mother when I had a most interesting experience. I was actually slowing down because of construction, as you should do because people are working, when this feeling of warmth, well-being and gratitude came over me. It wasn’t until traffic was almost [...]

Five Things I Learned from Pursuing My Daily Audacious Goal

| February 4, 2010 | 7 Comments

As I blogged last month, on January 4th I set the daily audacious goal of writing or editing a poem 5 days a week until today, February 4th. Meeting my goal would mean I’d have 23 new or revised poems by today. The actual count as of today: 16. You – or I – could [...]

Risk Telling People Why You Love/Like Them

| January 18, 2010 | 5 Comments

I have a new friend. Her name is Blynn. I only see her once a week but I look forward to seeing her because I’m so happy when I’m with her. She’s so full of life. I keep thinking I need to call her and invite her to come for a cup of tea but [...]