Talking funny--I guarantee a lot of smiles, if not some outright belly laughs. Give it a try.

But the adventurous part took over. So I headed outside before I even read the article...

I have enjoyed using the somewhat cutesy (but memorable) phrase, "an attitude of gratitude." And what did I realize today?

Sometimes the brain comes up with strange things as it tries to make sense of what it *thinks* it is hearing...

Attributed to William Spooner, who sometimes mixed up letters and words with interesting results: "it is kisstomary to cuss the bride."

Words can fly like birds but when you try to catch them, they slither around like fish. Poems by Mary Oliver, David Whyte and a novice poet

The sound & fury of electronic foul-ups & poor service. A Hero arrives to save the day. Then peace...like after a train roars by.

And when it's all done, it feels like such a miracle, like birthing a child. It's so hard to believe I had a major part in creating it.

Some of the sweetest times I've had with another person are those in which we simply sit near each other, without the need to speak.

Loosen, fingers, loosen your death grip on this very day. Open to the atmosphere of open, drink in large draughts of clear.

All that I hoped to say in books, all that I ever hoped to say, is that I love the world. E. B. White

"He was the most charming man I’ve known, and he got that side of himself into his writing."

In the artist's journey these inner fears often *are* the Threshold Guardians: I'm not a good enough. This is stupid. Nobody will like it.

Three parts to this post: COVID Info & Resources, Good News about COVID, and Fun Ways to Distract Yourself from Bad News. Read any or all!

On the backside of that hill the incessant noise of traffic and construction was buffered out…so we could drink in the silence as well.

Think of COVID protection as if it were Swiss cheese. Each slice has holes somewhere, but if we are strategic about the placement...

Something has been pulling on me, calling me to simplify, ease down, clear space to make room for something...new? different? re-focused?

It was like taking a journey together, like discovering a new planet just for us, yet feeling safe and cozy, as if we were in a nest.

I love words so much sometimes I just want to eat them! Plus sitting on a dictionary...

I like quotations--they can be a bit like tiny stories, complete with a conflict or problem and some sort of resolution. And they're short!