“We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne.” — Marcus Aurelius This week has found me in a teensy bit of a funk -…
Ask any dog owner and they will tell you that dogs are high maintenance pets. They bark loudly and often, a chorus of yips and yaps and howls. They shed, leaving massive amounts of fur and hair throughout the house that is no match for even the strongest Dyson…
I swim in pools of bubbles, rest my head on cotton candy pillows, and bounce on marshmallow trampolines. I gaze at blue stars in lavender skies, slide down rainbows, and spread my wings to fly amongst fairies and the Sandman. I sail down crystal clear rivers speckled with jewels, befriend…
She watches them out of the corner of her eye. Two boys – one older, one younger – blend into the crowd of children running, dancing, and playing among the families, couples, and friends who have gathered in the park for the summer concert. She watches the boys with her…
Have you ever felt like you’re facing the wrong direction? Like you are walking left when everyone else is walking right? Like you are standing up when everyone else is sitting down? Like all the other boats are perpendicular to the water and you are the lone boat that is…
The Waiting Place…for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No…