Photo by Christopher Schlaf Most people tend to hold their breath when they practice a balance pose in a yoga class. Muscles tighten and jaws clench just because they are attempting to stand on one foot or the other. Thoughts like; “I’ve got to be able to do […]
Joy
It’s Time
I grew up with a mantel clock that tick tock-ed every minute of every day and then struck the appropriate number of gongs on every hour. I never liked the clock. I’m a silence kind of gal and the tick tock-ing drove me crazy. Later, when my mom moved […]
A Little Common Sense
“Why are we here?” she asks me, with what I detect to be a bit of an edge to her voice. I am opening the car door for my mother so I can help her get out to go into the restaurant for her favorite soup that she just told […]
Facing the Sun: The Tail of the Cross, the Cell Phone and The Three Hairs
It was early one morning before Christmas when the brightness caught my eye. What was that? I backed up to investigate. It was a cross on the church steeple, shining with the brilliance of the lone morning star in the sky. It was so bright because of its relationship to […]
Back in the Saddle
I pulled into the parking lot. Turned off the car and decided to only bring my wallet with me into the store. No cell phone, no big bag weighing my shoulder down. I was feeling very buoyant, having just left a very fun book reading party with some fabulous women. […]