Category Archives: Contemplations
A Quiet Christmas Eve
Silent Night, Holy Night….
It’s a quiet day, somewhat melancholy, the silence of Christmas fills my home. Things change, they evolve, they grow, they die, and they always remain the same. Christmas time brings that to light in the most joyful … and sorrowful … way….. Continue reading
Vibration
I was chatting in email with a friend this morning, and the topic of “vibration” came up. It’s had me thinking since, and as a pebble tossed into a pond spreads ripples toward the shore, those thoughts have led to … Continue reading
Pay me a visit over at Life, Laughs and Lemmings
My friend Sami, of “Life, Laughs and Lemmings“, is enjoying a superb vacation in Hawaii. In her absence, a number of her online buddies wrote guest posts to help keep her blog-mentum going. You remember Sami … the originator of … Continue reading
Little Victories, Big Gratitudes
Perspective. When it comes right down to it, everything we do in life centers around perspective. It’s really phenomenal how our point of view can change, too.
The little things we so often simply take for granted can, with one bizarre turn of fate, become major issues. Things like walking, sleeping comfortably, being able to do the things we used to complain about (like weeding gardens and cleaning the house)…. It doesn’t take much to make one do a double-take and realize how important the seemingly unimportant details can really be. Continue reading
Infinite Maybes (Reflections On Human Nature)
Those of us who do animal rescue get to see the darkest side of human nature … or at least one of the darkest sides. It’s easy, if one has been exposed to hoarders and abusers long enough, to become … Continue reading
Of Kriyas and Crias
I’m on my second journey through The Artist’s Way. I went through the book and program several years ago, and am at a point in my life where I feel it’s once again important to tap into the creative energy … Continue reading
The Little People (or maybe not)
Things go missing around here. A lot. I don’t just mean those times we can’t find the car keys. I’m not referring to objects we haven’t used for years and can’t remember where we stored them. I’m talking about when … Continue reading
Creating A New World (And The Hundredth Monkey)
I’ve spent part of the day perusing a website a friend shared with me. While normally, I would post a link to any site I’m looking over, this time I don’t think I will. Although some of the thoughts of … Continue reading
What I’m Reading: The Artist’s Way
The Artist’s Way Julia Cameron (Tarcher/Putnam, orig. 1992) I first discovered The Artist’s Way quite a few years ago. I’d heard it mentioned, over and over again, in various writers’ forums, artists’ communities, by friends and acquaintances. It was at … Continue reading
The Dreamtime: A Question of Questions
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream…. My daughter said to me the other day, that she wonders if she should change her destination, and instead of being a teacher, become a Cosmologist by trade. When I asked … Continue reading