• Reflections on Second Chances

    “Forever is composed of – Nows” Emily Dickinson The photo doesn’t relate to this post in any way other than the Fourth of July weekend is almost here, and I was feeling festive. The question of how the year could be half over is a subject for another time. I’ve been thinking about the concept…

  • Moving Forward

    I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Life presents moments that I yearn to relive, while others leave me longing for their conclusion. I must admit that I’m not unhappy with this phase of my life. Contrary to popular belief, aging isn’t a relentless…

  • Curated Chaos

    In chaos, there is fertility. Anais Nin Sparse will never be used as a description of my decorating style. Occasionally, I do attempt to edit my surroundings. Clutter clearing was a popular term a few years ago. I am not opposed to clearing away life’s excess. My issue is that I can’t decide what constitutes…

  • Summer Memories

    And so with sunshine and the great burst of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning all over again with summer. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby As sometimes happens, what I started to write this week and what I am…

  • Juggling Time

    How did it get to be so late so soon? Dr. Seuss Today,I feel as disjointed as this installation by Jonathan Saiz. I have been away from home for at least part of the last five days. This morning, I faced what seemed like an impossible job. I had a planner filled with tasks I…

  • Unpacking Life’s Baggage

    I know this is bad for me. I just don’t realize it. Barbara Shermund When I first heard this quote by New Yorker cartoonist, Barbara Shermund, I immediately understood what she meant about something being a bad idea and plowing ahead regardless of intuition. It struck a chord in me, as it highlighted a common…

  • Embracing Patience

    Church of the Annunciation at the Chronicles of Georgia monument Tbilisi, Georgia I hate waiting for anybody. It always makes me rather cross. I am not punctual myself, I know. But I do like punctuality in others. Oscar Wilde My son took the photo of the church, while visiting Georgia. I sympathize with the dog.…

  • Influence

    I believe that, more than anything else, the grief of constantly having to face down our own inadequacies is what keeps us from being writers. Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can’t write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. Again and again throughout…

  • Limitations

    Arvada, Colorado Kite Festival I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience…