New Eyes

“Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” -Richie Norton Wow, today required a lot of intentional peace. Thankfully, peace found me where I was. And tomorrow will bring me new joys and new moments of peace. This is why resets are literally my favorite. How was your day? Today,Continue reading “New Eyes”

Solitude Sunday -A Place Where You Can Be Human

“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” — Pablo Picasso Perfect quote for my Sunday Solitude. I dragged myself out of bed and allowed my Sunday chores to come along as slowly as I wanted them to. I stared at the sky. I listened to my daughter tell stories to my husband. I wasContinue reading “Solitude Sunday -A Place Where You Can Be Human”

A Bit of a Romantic

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.” -Anais Nin It’s so much better to romanticize your life. Finding ways to make miserable things have a bit of sparkle is what works. There’s a song from the original Mary Poppins titled A Spoonful of Sugar that taught me young how to doContinue reading “A Bit of a Romantic”

Evil is Unspectacular

“Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.” -W. H. Auden What a line. I have never heard of this author but yea I appreciate these words right now. W.H. Auden “English poet, playwright, critic, and librettist Wystan Hugh Auden exerted a major influence on the poetry of theContinue reading “Evil is Unspectacular”

I Have Stood on the Peaky Mountain

“I have been in Sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.” -Zora Neale Hurston I was trying to think of Ms. Hurston’s name this weekend at a writing group I attend. I had to lookContinue reading “I Have Stood on the Peaky Mountain”

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

“I think the story is the most ancient form of human entertainment.” -David Mitchell I’ve been thinking about Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell a lot lately. I haven’t read the book yet, but I loved the movie. It definitely had an impact on me and made me rethink a lot of things that go onContinue reading “Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell”