tiny moments (and everything in between)
It’s rainy, it’s sunny, it’s warm, it’s cold. I stay inside, go outside, curl up, stretch out. I watch the news, teach yoga, talk to family and friends; I bake chocolate chip cookies and bread. There is dismay, disbelief, connection, creativity, a turning inward while being called to look out. This week holds a bit of everything, it holds … Continue reading wanting more
So many gratitudes. Here are but a few… for the morning cup of tea or coffee, depending…for this beginning, this comfort, this ritual for my little family…for these three, who know me better than anyone in the world, who love me for extended family…for friends, for kindred…for yoga and writing students…for neighbors…for all these people whose … Continue reading Gratitude Week 2021
I drive to spend the afternoon with my son. We hike. We get pizza for dinner. It’s a good day. I spend time with wonderful women every day this week. At the yoga studio. In October’s The Quiet Page session (these women work magic). In a Zoom conversation with a lovely and gentle friend. These women – all of them – fill my heart. … Continue reading softer all around
We meet his friends; they seem funny and kind. They stay for dinner. Two days later, her friend, who is spirited and also kind, stays for dinner. I’m glad for these friends of my kids, glad for these shared meals, glad for the laughter and kindness. I watch faces, note gestures, listen to stories. Teenagers, young adults. How did we arrive … Continue reading windows
Food is uninspiring right now. Well, that’s not exactly true – it’s the meal-making that is uninspiring, the feeling that we eat the same thing all the time – which isn’t exactly true either (eating the same thing all the time) and wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing. But I’m in a rut, maybe. Especially when it comes to … Continue reading maybe, inspired
a science lesson Science 101, diffusion: the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, equalizing the pressure. In other words, letting go. The coupons, the takeout soy sauce packets, the books, the clothes no longer worn. The beliefs not yours, the answers not serving, the self-doubt, the expectations, the worries. Try … Continue reading a science lesson
it starts with a cup of coffee and ends with a glass of wine. it’s filled with a hug or two, multiple kisses, (so) many words, countless thoughts ideas dreams. there is sunshine and heat and humidity. there is rest and exercise and food in between. there is trying and crying. there is testing and surviving. there is unplanned conversation, so … Continue reading it’s a day
• freedom• a container for thoughts, dreams, feelings, questions...everything• neat, orderly...even when the words are scattered and messy, there is form• no right or wrong...thoughts as they arise...each honored in turn• immediate gratification...look! words on the page...showing up, getting down That’s a list of what lists mean to me. Lists are a powerful way to … Continue reading A List About Lists {it’s time for Just Five Things}
Words of now. snow. wisdom. inner. quiet. sounds. external. internal. symbiosis. drip. melt. feathery. white. ice. music. motherhood. growth. light. darkness. understanding. (constant) questions. look. listen. here. today. world. hope. love. connection. courage. newness. ready. not ready. experiment. friendship. comfort. warmth. light (again) (more). truth. individual. crowd. companionship. sole. soul. try. again. fear. construct. … Continue reading It Begins with Snow
Words of now. Freshly showered. Pink shirt. Brown sweater, wool. Pup. Out, in. Music (Christmas, because). Tender. Content. Wondering. Windy. Clouds. Some blue. Hungry. Quiet. Candle, not lit. Yarn. Gift. Desk. Clutter. Treasures. Ring. Circle. Questions. Confusion. Possibility. Hope. Love. More love. Waiting. Connection. Hesitant. Confident. Digging deep. Books. Poetry. Words. These words. Heart. Stretch. … Continue reading It Begins with Freshly
Michelle GD 