A quiet journaling series. For the month of January. From me to you. xo For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. ~ T.S. Eliot ~ Make a short list (maybe 3-5 things) of beautiful moments you enjoyed in 2019. Make a short list (maybe 3-5 [...]
*Sometimes I want to share here what I share with my Monthly Notes readers. Today is one of those days. I want to share a version of October's letter because it’s something that lots of us need to hear. A gentle reminder, a little nudge. Maybe you could use this gentle reminder (this little nudge) too. We live [...]
When I feel stuck (on the page, in my life), I turn to gratitude. It’s the entry point to exactly where I need to be, always. So, at the end of this week, on this Friday, with a blank page in front of me and a certain amount of stuck-ness, well, here I go… for [...]
Ten things. Right now. 1. my daughter's violin lesson...Vivaldi's Spring...the melody, the harmony...the joy 2. sunshine on my desk 3. the pup lying by my feet 4. feeling thirsty...need water 5. books, papers on my desk...a bit of a mess 6. clouds in the sky...the bare branches of the birches against the sky...the hint of [...]
Before I fall asleep each night, I think about three good things from my day. Just in my head, anything that comes to mind. I’ve come to love this moment after I’ve switched off the light, rested head on pillow, pulled covers to chin. I sometimes catch myself smiling. I’ve grown to love this tiny [...]
The way the pup curls up in her bed so that, at a quick glance, I can’t tell where her feet or head begin or end. The way the washing machine swishes and swirls, makes our clothes-towels-sheets clean, just like that. The way mornings are quiet. The way yoga feels like coming home. The [...]
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like peanut butter and bananas on toast. (yum)
An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections. Sometimes Mondays look like memories on the bathroom sink. *** Registration for 28 Moments is open! Class begins February 1, 2016. Join me as we explore our days with camera and pen. Click right here.
sitting on the steps leading down or up depending on one's perspective the wind moves through my hair and dances with the birches' yellowing leaves the pup finds me and wiggles between my feet head resting on my left leg we sit close in the wind allow it to ruffle our feathers and stir our [...]
maybe you're the breadwinner, maybe you're the breadmaker. maybe you're the rock star, maybe you're the one strumming quietly in the corner at the party. you might be the one with a painting hanging in the gallery, or you might be the one fingerpainting with your grandchildren. maybe you own the store or maybe you're [...]
