Creativity
Summer Words
Every now and then I notice someone has looked at my website. They probably wonder where the words are. I do too. I was almost done with the first draft of an autobiography when COVID-19 hit in March 2020. Plans to go to my daughter’s bridal shower came to a shrieking halt. So did…
Read MoreStillnesse
at the still point, there the dance is ~ T. S. Elliott The word stillness comes from the Middle English, stillnesse for tranquility, peace, security. It’s paradoxical to think of dancing in stillness, but isn’t that what many of us are doing now? It’s been a month of social isolation for me, my husband…
Read MoreTurtle Girl
one restless night I woke thirsty itchy wings grew out of my shoulders silly girl, she said turtles don’t have wings oh yes they do my shell is heavy my legs are slow but when the moon is full, I sprout my wings and fly far away remembering desire…
Read MoreDefining Success
I’ve been in a transition phase (again). Last month I answered Bri Saussy’s journal prompt from her Book of Hours, “What can I stop pretending to be/do?” I wrote that I need to stop pretending that I have an online business because I don’t. I can stop pretending I’m writing a book because I’m…
Read MoreOn the Threshold of Time
A portal connects points in time. Was I was inspired by Marie Kondo videos or did planetary aspects motivate me? Mountains of boxes cluttering the guest room closet pushed me over the edge. I reached the point of zero tolerance and pulled out the first box. A box of memories filled with pictures, letters, cards,…
Read MoreOpen the door to creativity
Creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment, peace, meaning, and the incalculable wealth of time spent quietly in beauty. ~ Anne Lamott The empty page. A blank canvas. Knitting needles and a ball of yarn. Fabric and thread.…
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