Month: November 2024
Thanksgiving: a Solo Adventure
Thanksgiving: a Solo Adventure
Today was a new experience for me. Off and on for several years I have pondered the possibility, but today was the day I decided to actually do it. I intentionally spent Thanksgiving by myself. Except that I wasn’t by myself, because I was surrounded by the...
Letting the Gratitude Flow!
Letting the Gratitude Flow!
On this day set aside for giving thanks, I am spending it with all those in my life who matter to me. It’s a pretty long list. And yet they all fit around the table, because, as it turns out, there is an immense (immeasurable?) amount of room for such connection...
Owning My Place in the World
Owning My Place in the World
I am midway through my 69th trip around the sun, and only now am I even beginning to feel really comfortable in my own skin. There is so much more to learn. Of that I am sure. But lately, for what seems the first time, I find myself catching glimpses of my place in...
The Light Still Shines
The Light Still Shines
This morning I felt so small and insignificant. How can I possibly make a difference in the face of such darkness? And then I saw a shooting star, which got me wondering how far away that brilliant light was. Most meteors range in size from grains of sand to very...
How do I feel?
How do I feel?
How do I feel? What’s going on in my heart? To be honest I’m not sure. I came awake, heard the news, and started searching for words to describe my reaction. Heartbroken, disheartened, bereft, adrift, frightened, a loss of faith (in my country, in my fellow...
The Ongoing Gift of Grief
The Ongoing Gift of Grief
I was just reading something that sparked a memory of the grief I experienced when my wife died. And grief, being the multi-faceted thing that it is, then led me down a path of reflecting on then versus now, which then opened up the awareness that I am still “in...