I have always enjoyed biographies and memoir. Probably memoir the best. In the back of my mind, I have held a tiny flame of an idea that I could write one. This flame is constantly kept small by negative thoughts. What’s so special about me? Who would care enough
You all know about my pages. As I recount my daily life, readings, listens, experiences and emotions, I find myself using the words, should, try, but and have to. I never use the word should in my professional writing because it sounds judgy and that is not appreciated by readers
I have been counting my “free days” since I learned about them. Free days are a beautiful notion. I read about them in Free Days with George by Colin Campbell. A free day happens when you spend it doing exactly what you want to do and doing it with who
I practice gratitude every day. I have a separate journal for it. I write a daily list of persons, places, things, situations I am grateful for. Gratitude practice is evidence based and supports mindfulness and presence, but it can also sometimes foster resignation, a belief that “I have so much,
“Writing to find my happiness, I find my happiness.” Julia Cameron The act of writing my pages helps me find myself and brings me a sense of peace by letting my thoughts and feelings “out” of my head. Morning pages, three of them are the brainchild of Julia Cameron in
“The answer to your problem could be something as simple as slow-down.” Charlotte Preval-Reed Do you know how many books and research studies I have read on the broad concept of Rest? Me either, because it is so many. If knowledge led to action, I would be the
I was so happy I decided to do a hard trail run last month. On the way there I heard a song on my Taylor Swift Radio station on Spotify titled: Grow, Glow and Flow by Auracle Vibes. I almost exclusively listen to Taylor Swift when I need to increase
Remarks for my dad at his celebration of life, May 24, 2026. My life with dad began in 1959, my twin brother and sister in 1961. Dad was more than a physics professor that brought home liquid nitrogen to treat our and the neighbor kid’s warts. He taught us
Right after my father’s death, the husband of a new friend reached out with a request for my (and others) thoughts on motherhood which he planned to compile as a small dose of wisdom for his wife and of course the mother of his children for Mother’s Day.
A permission slip is a concept some of us remember from school. You needed to ask for a permission slip from the teacher to be outside of the classroom during school hours or it is something parents sign so children can go on a field trip; things you were not
While on my run yesterday I had the idea to start a blog. It is not the first time this idea has come to be but this time it spoke to me in a more formed and insistent way. It said “you are always writing anyway, as a devotee to
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