Tag Archive | living in the moment
Fresh start: new beginnings for a new paradigm
Hello dearest readers, While I’m working at my survival job (doing editing of airplane maintenance and repair manuals), I listen to YouTube videos about spiritual topics, nature, science, and music to keep my mind creatively focused. It is very challenging for me to do work that is not fully aligned with my personality and purpose. […]
Squirrel (a poem)
This morning at the wheel I urged, cringed, mentally moved a hesitant squirrel his trajectory suspended on the median golden parallels. Could not bear the surging SUV hunching my shoulders hunkering down to imagine bodily protection for an insouciant rodent Gasping as he moved forward as the vehicle neared lithe body not speeding as if the […]
Hope-full?
Hello readers, I remember when I was much younger and my grandmother was still alive, she would say that hope was the foundation of life itself. Years later, I still think about her words. At the time, I remember myself passionately in disagreement with my grandmother’s statement. You see, I felt that to invest in hope […]
Loss and Generosity
Hello readers, My parents grew up during the aftermath of the Great Depression and the devastation of World War II. While my grandmother, who had experienced directly the hardships caused by those economic and political situations, always remained open to life and embraced its gifts with enthusiasm. My mother, for whatever reasons, has always been […]
Time Out: Parenting, Memories, and Immortality
Hello readers, This morning, my son set off for his first day of 9th grade. Last night, he set out all of his new clothes, photographing them so a friend could help him choose what to wear to school. He was anxious to arrive at school early to spend time with his friends. In fact, […]
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