Letting Go
Circling back to my post on August 28, . . . I wrote about how I at one time had really loved freshly-sharpened pencils. They motivated me to write, but I hadn’t written with one in a long time. So…
Tag renewal
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
What a great question! What great inspiration! What a great way to keep our minds fresh and growing . . . and our bodies, too! I believe this attitude of continuing to learn and to try new things is one…
After the Snow, the Sun Begins to Shine
Today I have a poem, a song, of encouragement to share with you. Even if you have been going through difficult times, there’s always hope for tomorrow. There’s always something good to come. Let’s look for it. May this song…
Out with the Old and In with the New, and it’s not even New Year’s Day yet!
Complete. Finish. Finalize. End. These are all words that tend to elude me, I must confess. I have so many goals and projects started. I have song lyrics half written, book ideas outlined and some books even almost finished. Yet…
After the Snow
Today I’m sharing a song I wrote many, many . . . yes many . . . years ago. I hope its message will uplift and encourage you today. “Well don’t you know, after the snow the mountaintop sends down…
To Live Fully
An old African proverb suggests “When death finds you, make sure it finds you alive.” What wonderful advice to live by! It’s inspiring to me. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t fear death, but I’m not inviting it either. This…
Decluttering the Soul
For some time I’ve been aware that we can clutter our minds, but it caught me off guard to realize that my soul can also be full of clutter. I was reading from Francis Weller’s The Wild Edge of Sorrow…
Welcome the Heat
So the sun is in your eyes, you say. It blinds you. You cannot see. It causes you to tear up and makes you to back away, to turn away. But no, my precious one. Do not turn away. Just…
Through the Corridor
I see you, my beloved, as you walk the narrow corridor flanked by memories on each side; touching them, smelling them, feeling them with every breath you take. I see you, and I reach out my hand to you. I…
Embrace Your Boldness
It’s a new day. A new start. A new opportunity. It’s a day to embrace your boldness. Yes, you have been here many times – standing at the doorway, looking out and into a forest you could not trust, looking…