Musings...

How Family Shows Up

I was an only child until I was 66 when DNA test results showed otherwise. I learned…

The Path to Peace of Mind Begins with Cleaning the Cat Boxes

Even before the pandemic, I was never a person who kept up with all the domestic chores…

What I Know About Loss

About twenty years ago, it occurred to me that life can be experienced as an endless string…

Life Mapping, Part 1

For me, mapping my life is a process of reflection, not projection.  I have not done much…

Early March 2021, Pandemic Update

This time last year, we were still in Costa Rica. This time last year, Covid 19 was…

Calamity Blogs

I am back. Since I no longer have the “distractions” of part time work (just for now,…

Considering Clutter

Some years ago, when I first had this website, I did a “clutter manifesto” blog. Well, guess…

A few things I learned along the way...

“It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear” ~ from the poem, A…

Sober Reflections

Last Monday, on February 25, 2019, marked 17 years since I quit drinking. I want to say…

Art is a Wound Turned Into Light

Please note: “trigger warning”. “Art is a wound, turned into light.” ~ Georges Braque For me, the…

Rock Solid: Meditations on Stone

I hold a rock from Second Beach (La Push, WA, Olympic National Park, land of the Quileute).It…