Comparison is the thief of joy. --Theodore Roosevelt It’s perfectly natural to feel a let-down after the holidays. We don’t realize how...

December 17, 2021 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a...

December 9, 2021 Ah, the gift list! What can we give? Where do we find it? What can we make or create? How much will we spend? Time,...

December 1, 2021 As much as I love holiday festivities, gatherings, and traditions, I had a sense of relief last year when the pandemic...

October 1, 2021 Jazz music is playing as I sit at my kitchen table surrounded by books, pens, and notepad. I pulled a few of my mother’s...

September 23, 2021 What is your mood today? I’ve been moving between different ones lately, but with the arrival of autumn my mood feels...

September 16, 2021 During my early years as a mother, I was often amused and amazed by the things my daughters said. I would grab the...

September 10, 2021 I’ve noticed that when I am curious about something or begin to focus on a word or idea, the Universe responds with...

August 23, 2021 This morning I took my coffee onto the balcony and listened to the chorus of birds and crickets. There was a hint of cool...

August 13, 2021 The mystery of this life continues to stretch and soften me. The past few weeks have brought back memories of watching my...

August 6, 2021 There can be all kinds of activity whirling around us, but when a loved one is hurt, ill, or suffering we become...