• Current Reading List

    Peaceful Action, Open Heart - Thich Nhat Hanh*** Being Me, Loving You - Marshall Rosenberg*** The Joy of Living - Yongey Mingur Rinpoche*** Other Colors: Essays and a Story - Orhan Pamuk*** Peaceful Living - Mary Mackenzie*** The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron*** Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll*** Hawkmistress - Marion Zimmer Bradley*** Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring - Jean Watson***
  • Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I, I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.

Presence

I want to be fully present in my life. Thats not too big a goal, I say to myself on the surface. But on further inspection of my life, I see how very often I am not present – I am focused on future events or occassionally dwelling in past occurances. I had a pretty [...]

Elephant parade

There is an elephant parade occurring on my roof right now. Actually they are doing more than parade, they are two-stepping and Stomping as well.
okay, so there aren’t REally elephants. But there are six men up there, and it sure sounds like an elephant parade. I am gettingĀ  new roof. Reminder to self – I [...]

Balance

It is quite appropriate that I have herons that visit my back yard (yes they do still visit regularly, and I also have a little bunny that has taken up residence, but that is another story). Herons represent balance, and balance is something that I consistently have to remind myself of. Oh yeah, I am [...]