by Lynda | Sep 19, 2015 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Everyday Living, Grief, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
Portland, Oregon, waking up before sunrise. I am on Central Time, so feel the need for my morning cup of tea before the house awakes. I sit quietly in my AirBnB, sipping, listening, and watching the day open up before me. Yesterday was a day of travel, spent flying...
by Lynda | Sep 1, 2015 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer, 1940 – 2015 I saw Wayne Dyer speak two years ago on the UT campus here in Austin. I found him to be funny, vibrant, and spot-on with his quips about life. He was...
by Lynda | Aug 20, 2015 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
Most of us have looked in the mirror at one time or another and asked, “Who is that?” Possibly even jumped down the rabbit hole and asked, “If that is me, then who is the one looking at me? Who is the one thinking about me, the one who is conscious...
by Lynda | Aug 14, 2015 | Aging, Everyday Living, Spirituality & Faith
Last night Marq and I rose at 1:30 a.m., grabbed a flashlight and headed to the pool. The temperature hovered around 85, the pool a few degrees warmer. For a full hour we drifted under the night sky and watched meteors rain down above us. “There’s...
by Lynda | Jul 28, 2015 | Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
I have a recurring dream. The hill is long and very, very steep. Almost a full 90 degree angle. I struggle (I always struggle) to drive a small and not very powerful car up this hill. The sky is dark, the summit barely within view. Most nights gravity takes over and...
by Lynda | Jul 16, 2015 | Building Community, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Hill Country
We are deep in the heart of summer. Grasshoppers bounce against the windows and cling to the screens above my desk. They tease the cats and make a smorgasbord out of the calla lilies, once bold and large-leafed, now a lacy, droopy mess. But is it fair to expect...
by Lynda | Jul 6, 2015 | Building Community, Human Rights, Spirituality & Faith
We each must find our way in the world. That is Sacred Law. None of us are exempt from this journey. Finding your way can mean anything: fighting for independence, waking up to the reality of addiction; choosing to have children, choosing not to; dedicating oneself to...
by Lynda | Jul 1, 2015 | Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Human Rights, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
Dear America, Do you feel change in the air? Something that feels turbulent, yet peaceful too? It seems we are reeling in the wake of many storms. In late May thunderstorms ravaged through Texas and the central plains, stealing lives and leaving countless others...
by Lynda | Jun 17, 2015 | Aging, Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Human Rights, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
Maddy* is a charmer — four years old, articulate, and wise. For a full day I was under her spell. We painted our nails, made ridiculous words with Scrabble tiles, and ate watermelon. Then she asked, “Do you want to go chalking?” I couldn’t...
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