Wounded in a Dark Wood

Did you know that 2020 marks the seven hundredth anniversary of the completion of Dante’s Divine Comedy?  How apt. This post was not going to be about that, but I stumbled across this fact as I was searching for a metaphor about being ‘wounded’.  Lost in a dark wood?  Bingo. Little did I know in…

With Gratitude

Dear Friends, A short note to say thank you for visiting (or remaining with) my little blog.  It means so much to me to know that people in various countries are reading my simple offerings at this time, and that perhaps my words can make some difference in your lives.  It makes me want to…

How not to waste your COVIDays… COVIDaze?

I find myself writing more often for this blog now (hmmm, one wonders why, more time perhaps?). This is not only for creative purposes, mental health and stability, and to escape the dire news pouring out of my radio, television, and Internet screens, but to document what is an extraordinary time in life and history….

Being Calm in a Time of Chaos

What have you been noticing about life? I mean, really noticing now? Behind closed doors, working at home if we are fortunate to have a job, and not interacting with real in-the-flesh people, we have all (or will) become masters in musing.  For introverts, the transition at this time may feel natural and not as…

To Give, and Give…and Give

So many times over the years I have repeated a pattern which has often, if not always, ended up in me feeling drained, depleted, and sometimes discarded.  When you find yourself in a situation or in relationships with different people – be they personal or professional – and find that you are continuously giving of…