2015 — Foggy or Clear Sailing?

2015 — Foggy or Clear Sailing?

My grandson Cody, when he was a little tyke, used to love throwing small rocks into the ocean. Each year he was able to cast them further and further. He would ask periodically…’did you see how far that one went, grandma?’ And I would clap and...

Coming Clean With Your Own Truth

It’s true. I haven’t blogged for weeks. None of my words seemed to work together. I probably started to write something at least 15 times, but the syllables rang hollow as they floated before my eyes. And…I knew why! I was struggling to write what I thought others...

Desire + Awareness + Change = Contentment (Part Two)

Last week I wrote about the many things we want in life, not necessarily what we  really need to live life, but the desire for something that may feel inexpressible.  While hiking on one of our small mountains up here in the Northwest, I saw this  beautifully...

Desire + Awareness + Change = Contentment (Part one)

 What can I say after writing the equation above? The words may speak for themselves, kind  of like one of those duh statements we hear now and then. However, let me digress for a few  moments. We all have cravings. After starting Deepak Chopra’s new book What Are You...

Unpithy Reflections and Gratitude

Wandering our windy island this week, I was trying to think of something pithy to write about; but all that  kept coming up were spring thoughts of gratitude — this season of resurrection, new beginnings, fresh journeys. Sharing a deeper part of myself on this...