tiny moments (and everything in between)
• 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}
We had snow. A good bit of it. Everywhere I look, snow. Okay, not everywhere. The roads are clear, and there’s a patch of bare grass by the birch trees. But mostly, snow is everywhere. For me, this is a very good thing. The kids and I had cinnamon rolls for breakfast yesterday morning. This … Continue reading Some Very Good Things
Twenty things to listen for: the conversation between wind and unfurled leaves the whistle of tea kettle the click of spoon as you stir in sugar, milk the good mornings spoken, the good nights too the happy grunt of furry loved one as you scratch a favorite spot the opening and closing of front door … Continue reading Twenty Things to Listen for on Any (Pandemic) Day
Words of now. In all honesty. (no editing) Hum. Air conditioning. Bare feet. Granite. Sniffles (hers). Sunshine. Green (so much green). Uncertainty. (too full) Belly. Muscles. Pencil. Eraser. Phone. Planner. Drawing (hers). Keys. Birdsong. Chair. Dishes (thankfully, clean). Questions (pretty much always). Wondering. Quiet. Journal. Notes. Ideas. Dreams. (more) Questions. Hope. Goodness. Kindness. Friendship. Guidance. Hearts. Twinkle lights. … Continue reading It Begins with Hum
Sometimes I don't know what to write. I just know that I want to write. Often I stumble through some loose stream-of-consciousness writing. Though there are days when the thought of getting all that on paper exhausts me...before I even start. And so I turn to lists. Because they're immediate and they satisfy in a … Continue reading A List of What I’m Feeling
journaling over the weekend, i was inspired to make a list of things i'd like to do, things i'd like to work on. not a daily to-do list of things like laundry, dusting, etc. but a list of bigger, further-out things. things to get me focused, organized, motivated. by the time i got to the … Continue reading three items
i am a mama. this is a huge part of who i am. while i view myself in various ways - woman, wife, friend, daughter, sister - and while i have plenty of passions - art, writing, hiking, yoga - each morning i rise from the previous night's slumber as mama. it's a natural way of being for me...it … Continue reading mama
Michelle GD 