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Blessing for Wonder in Age
The Well of Age For a gathering where those present were going to dive into conversation at The Well of Age, this blessing came to me. It is to live in wonder each day, realizing our breath, not our number, is what is so extraordinary. I am such an admirer of John O’Donohue…
Read MorePlaying With the Well of Observation – Part III
One of the questions I have been asking myself is what the difference is between noticing and observing. In numerous resources, the two words show up as synonyms; however, as I dipped a little bit into what difference there might be, my intuition that observation takes me deeper into what I notice felt affirmed. NOTICING…
Read MoreFriday Musing: Hanging Out With the Moon
This morning, I relish the gift of cooler air, sunshine, a bright blue sky, and white clouds slowly moving from west to east. It is such a different scene than last night, still so deeply present in the light of day. Around 8:30 PM, I turned off all the lights and stood at…
Read MoreThe Well of Not Knowing
Not too long before March 2020, I was browsing a local bookstore, a favorite haunt. Every so often it feels a book pushes itself a bit off the shelf so I do not miss it. This also happens at home with books I have not yet read. They seem to choose the right time to…
Read MoreSpace
Not outer space. This space. THIS space where I am sitting in this moment. This space with its little turret like windows, five of them, sun shining through and spring green seen outside the one right next to me. Crows loudly, boldly caw their morning meditation so the whole neighborhood can partake. I…
Read MoreNew Year’s Evolution
This blog came to me as I thought about the inspiring, light up the world woman who asked me how I choose what I write for my blog. I have been following her life and evolution this year since leading a workshop she attended last year that was titled exactly this: A New Year’s Evolution…
Read MoreQuestions That Grace the End of Each Day
There is a beautiful story, one of many, in My Grandfather’s Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. It is a story I have shared over the years with many audiences, most recently with professional caregivers as they sometimes struggle and feel frustration with how to be present with those…
Read MoreThe Exquisite Web of Care Giving Conversations
I am having the most glorious conversations! They are part of my hope of seeing that caregiving is an integral part of our lives and our days. The small ways in which we show it and receive it will help prepare us for the caregiving challenges that enter on to the continuum of our lives.…
Read MoreA Magnificent Caregiver and a Mystery – Both
This is the thing about writing of any kind. I never know what is going to emerge after the first sentence. In yesterday’s blog I happened to recall the morning I was struck by a certain memory of my father and the unexpected, surprise moment that followed that memory. Today when I dated my morning…
Read MoreEarly Morning Writing- My Own Caregiving
I am barely going to beat the clock on this blog! Each morning for going on a year and a half I have relished following The Miracle Morning practice, so beautifully crafted by Hal Elrod. I do not miss a day even if it means getting up an hour or more earlier than planned. Silence,…
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