it’s not bad to sit quietly
Three months ago I made a commitment to sit with my eyes closed for 20 minutes twice a day, in the morning and at night. Continue reading “behaving serenely” »
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true compass
October 30th, 2018
Tonight I had dinner with a friend whom I haven’t seen in ages. The first half was catching up with her life and she asked about mine. I am interested in her and the people she cares about, as I know she is interested in my people. Yet, I leave after two hours feeling shameful that I talked too much and got too excited about my life, maybe overwhelmed her. Continue reading “true compass” »
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Chops
October 23rd, 2018
loss
my Earthly presence operates with unsteady willpower
should I check my bank balance or write a poem? Continue reading “Chops” »
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Hill of Crosses
October 15th, 2018
there must be a million crosses here
Siauliai, Northern Lithuania is a pilgrimage site mainly for believers of Catholic Christianity, but ancient historical origins place crosses in this particular location for hundreds of years, since the lost uprising Wars of Independence of 1831. Continue reading “Hill of Crosses” »
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why fear?
October 9th, 2018
choice is an option
Tremendous fear floats around our country and I’m getting tired of feeling its control of people, places and things. I don’t have to live in fear, and choose another way live. Continue reading “why fear?” »
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family tragedy
October 2nd, 2018
bad news doesn’t go away We learn to cope.
We got the first family bomb in 1966 when the rest of the world was dealing with cultural changes. Continue reading “family tragedy” »
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who possesses?
September 25th, 2018
How much magic is really in the past?
My grandmother Brown was in her eighties when she moved from Baltimore to live with us for the third time, because she had nowhere else to go. Neighbors helped my mother convert our garage into her bedroom, with a portable heater, and she was grateful. Continue reading “who possesses?” »
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tunnel space
September 18th, 2018
this is what the trains looked like from our tunnels
In my last blog, I mentioned Gaston Bauchard’s The Poetics of Space theory. He researched space with a poetic lens, and his theory that childhood locations determine our creative internal spaces reminded me of two tunnels near the house where I grew up. Continue reading “tunnel space” »
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space mind
September 11th, 2018
Southern Marin is amazing
Our adult perception, according to Gaston Bauchelard’s The Poetics of Space comes from childhood. Dwellings affect creativity, and space can be metaphoric. Continue reading “space mind” »
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being vulnerable is scary
September 11th, 2018
shame makes us small
Brene Brown is a social work researcher- author of many books concerning how we relate to each other, and I read one called The Power of Vulnerability. Continue reading “being vulnerable is scary” »
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