Month: December 2016

Holy Grail: 12.19.16

______________________________________________________________________________________ 12/19/16 4:27am Chasing a Holy Grail. And that’s the problem. It’s not to be achieved.  * On Saturday morning I walked through the rain, slush and snow with cold, wet feet in my inadequate boots and wondered why I was “putting myself through all this.” Is it worth it? But, what if that’s the Read More …

The United States of Crude Oil: 12.16.16

______________________________________________________________________________________ 12/16/16 9:55am A few days ago I was driving home in a borrowed car, worryingly low on gas; and listening to a radio news show discuss President-Elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of State: Exxon CEO, Rex Tillerman. The news reporters were commenting on the impending total destruction of the environment and subsequently the world as Read More …

Seeking Diamonds: 12.15.16

______________________________________________________________________________________ 12/15/16 3:05am I last wrote a week ago. Too bad for the days missed, but here I am again. Yes, (perhaps, alas?) here I am. * How do you seek a diamond if you are not yet ready to see it?  * A memory popped up today on my Facebook feed, as they do; from two Read More …

Don’t Justify Feeling Good: 12.7.16

_____________________________________________________________________________________ 12/7/16 past midnight I put my pen down. I was writing only to feel I have purpose. To justify something to myself. Perhaps that I have the right to have anything at all. In order to deserve anything, I must be doing something to deserve it. Otherwise, who am I to even ask for a Read More …

Liquid Movements: 12.6.16

_____________________________________________________________________________________ 12/6/16 past midnight Liquid movements. Being so committed to Now that I move like liquid. We do move constantly in out of varying states of being. Transitions can be so messy and uncomfortable. Disorienting. Frightening. We often don’t want to accept the change. Oh dear and so we resist what is. We wish for Read More …

Answering Prayers: 12.5.16

_____________________________________________________________________________________ 12/5/16 9:17pm I heard once that we, all who are alive today, are the answers to the prayers of our ancestors. Those who came before us and prayed for the future. Your life, my life, is the answer to a prayer.  * Reflecting on this simple statement is enough to last a lifetime of meditation and Read More …

Questions from the “Comfort Zone.”: 12.3.16

____________________________________________________________________________________ 12/3/16 past midnight I had once been told this is a crap shoot. I had once thought I was not important enough to make my own light shine brighter; that someone else had to notice first and then do it for me. I had once been told not to be disruptive. * But now Read More …

Everyday Story: 12.2.16

____________________________________________________________________________________ 12/2/16 past midnight There’s a story in everything. In everyday things. In walking down the street, seeing a squirrel hiding behind a tire. It tries to run, but you catch it’s eye and the two of you engage in a stare down. For almost a full minute, you’re standing there. The squirrel’s chest moves Read More …