by Lynda | Jun 9, 2015 | Aging, Everyday Living, Grief, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith
The house was dark, the morning too early for sunlight, my bags packed for a 6 a.m. flight. A loyal golden retriever lay in the shadows. He knew we were leaving, so instead of sleeping in his usual nook he planted himself squarely in the hallway. And I tripped right...
by Lynda | Jun 3, 2015 | Everyday Living, Healthy Choices
Housekeeping is messy business. Chores constantly appear and reappear as if there is a trickster standing offstage flinging dirt onto the floor moments after it’s been swept. This is frustrating. But, this is life. My home is my refuge. And as an introvert,...
by Lynda | May 31, 2015 | Building Community, donate, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Grief
It’s been a tough week in Texas and Oklahoma. Thunderstorms brought flash floods and tornados to a vast area from the Mexico border northward into Kansas. Many people lost their lives and their homes, their worlds turned upside down in a way I can barely...
by Lynda | May 19, 2015 | Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith, Uncategorized
A friend of mine is going through a rough patch. I reassured her that none of us are exempt from hard times. We all falter and question our purpose, our ability to survive from one moment to the next. Being human is like that. She’s better than she was a few...
by Lynda | May 12, 2015 | Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith
My dog keeps her nose to the ground, burying it deep into the heavy grass. On our morning walks, I constantly and gently (because bloodhounds have tender souls) reprimand her with one command: “Leave it!” Most days this serves us well and we move along at...
by Lynda | May 5, 2015 | Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
The weekly game started off easy enough. I was paired with an A player, someone pleasant, not too chatty, a gal who would keep me on my toes. We stayed quiet at first, giving each other room to find our golf swings and establish a rhythm. After several holes she...
by Lynda | Apr 28, 2015 | Building Community, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Spirituality & Faith
“Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.” – Eckhart Tolle It’s mulberry season at my house. These elongated...
by Lynda | Apr 21, 2015 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
Some children are climbers. Some are jumpers. I am both. Or used to be. I climbed everything in sight, then jumped just because I could. Peering over the edge of a cliff was great fun. When you’re a child, life is like that. Maneuvering is easy: mountains, fences,...
by Lynda | Apr 13, 2015 | Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith
“I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” John Steinbeck, The Winter of Discontent Yesterday, I dropped my phone. I dropped the napkins, the forks, and the spoons. I dropped almost everything I carried, except the three glasses of...
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