inspirational thoughts
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Be a Tree
Happy Springtime: flowers and buds, downy chicks and fluffy bunnies, golden slants of sunrays, some drops of rain. What a promising, and potent, time of the calendar year. Nature puts on her new garments and parades them for all the world to feat upon: with our eyes and in our souls. Springtime can also be Continue reading
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The Rich Diversity of You and Us
You are unique – there has been nobody like you ever before and there will be no one quite like you ever again. So take a minute (or a few) to rejoice in you. Love yourself completely just as you are with all your (apparent) imperfections and maladies and quirks. This is part of your Continue reading
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THESE TIMES
Fourteen years ago, in mid-December, I met the man who I am now married to at a Shopper Christmas party. One week later, my mother passed away peacefully on the night of the winter solstice. I nestled close to her now cool body until the ambulance arrived. This year, there will be no Shopper party Continue reading
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Embracing our Personal Power

“Don’t accelerate too fast,” H. told me in a stern voice. Her words had a visibly misty appearance as they left her mouth. She was wearing a fuzzy jacket over her hefty hulk, snow boots on her feet. Less than five minutes ago we had met for the first time – when I knocked hesitantly Continue reading
