we need to talk
Self discovery often means I work out my confusions while I sleep. I dreamt a nightmare last night and woke up grateful that the dream wasn’t real, but wow, it did teach me something. Continue reading “nightmare interpretation” »
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authentic delay
April 3rd, 2018
do adults really play games?
Teaching was a great lifestyle career for me because I love youth and I love English and Art. I was so happy working with young people who honestly faced new information in various ways, excited, annoyed depressed terrified and oblivious to their surroundings. Continue reading “authentic delay” »
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love and loss and more love
March 27th, 2018
I love Cookie
My twenty year-old grey cat breathed his last this early evening, and my adult son was instrumental in his peaceful passing. The veterinarian made a house call, and when euthanasia was performed, our outdoor cat was in his own backyard, resting on my son’s chest. Continue reading “love and loss and more love” »
all I need
March 13th, 2018
so much waste
I remember the last time I needed a new pen was with my fountain pen in the fourth grade, when my teacher made us all write with cartridge pens, actually load the ink, blobs on paper couldn’t be helped. Continue reading “all I need” »
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power of sleep
March 6th, 2018
we wonder why we can’t sleep
I recommend Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, a fascinating scientific book which explains the urgency of getting good sleep on a daily basis. The New Science of Sleep and Dreams includes research from UC Berkeley’s Professor Matthew Walker and the scientific sleep research community. Continue reading “power of sleep” »
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legacy
February 6th, 2018
we all have tales
“Take care and watch yourselves closely so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life, make them known to your children and your children’s children.” Moses Continue reading “legacy” »
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stay the course
January 23rd, 2018
shape of my lavender labyrinth
Let’s focus on the positive. This is our special time to be spiritual beings having a human experience, and nobody gets away with ‘happy, happy, joy, joy’ all the time. We can be grateful we even get a piece of good times, considering the human race’s story. Continue reading “stay the course” »
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Lindy in Sunnyvale
January 2nd, 2018
Lindy looks like this
I’m feeling something because it’s a happy new year 2018 and I visited my childhood friend, Lindy who was transferred to a Sunnyvale, California senior facility four months ago. She’s been a ward of California for over fifty years, diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. Continue reading “Lindy in Sunnyvale” »
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managing fear
December 19th, 2017
what is going on?
I woke up at 3 a.m. wracked in floating fear. This is not normal behavior, so I practiced using tools to get out of fear, and managed to go back to sleep. Continue reading “managing fear” »
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thinking about lyrics
December 12th, 2017
Mt. Tamalpais is home
Steve Miller’s Fly Like An Eagle came out when my husband and I were in our early twenties and didn’t know each other. I love that song, especially the lyric, “Time keeps on slippin’ slippin’ slippin’ into the future.” Continue reading “thinking about lyrics” »
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