by nicole….. I’ve always been friend to the grid, the graph. When I was introduced to graph paper in school, I knew the lines vertically and horizontally created a solid space, just so in size, where I could release my brain and allow it to calculate numbers that would fit, exactly somewhere; such a safe,…
Author: worker bee
Bring Now
by ellen….. Bring now the eternal mindThe force for goodConsider now the gravity of a baby’s first stepThe way the morning star is ever present. Bring now our better angelsThe balance in natureConsider now – without asking – my neighbor’s generosityand the kindness of strangers. Bring now our healing prayerfor the soul of our country.Consider…
Whatever Happens In Science Happens In The Body
by ellen….. Consider the gravity of a baby’s first step.She waddles up to the coffee table but decides to reach for the apple slice in my hand.Miraculously, she remains upright, but then collapses on the rug in one fell swoop. One step for mankind makes it a banner day.Food will always be a reward, a…
Buckaroo and Wiley Too
by carol f….. October/November I just got a call today notifying me that Wiley’s ashes are now ready for me. My beloved, high strung, insatiably curious, intense and often fierce little 16 pound mixed breed dog has been with me for the past 11 years. A “high cuteness factor” dog, with abundant long red, blond,…
Hope for The World
by lorrie s….. LOL! Just writing that and reading it makes me laugh. I sound like a Miss America pageant contestant during the Q&A session. I wanted to wax on lyrically about world peace and happiness and all those wonderful things but I don’t have the words. I’m holding them all in close to my heart and…
Love comes in many forms
by sylvie….. Love comes in many forms in the whisper of a breeze in restoration in work in courage in art in compassion in taking in the trees in grief in belly laughs in hope in creativity in total abandon in forgiveness in silence in greeting myself with a smile
Weary
by suzy….. A friend texted to check in on me and Moose with the increasing COVID numbers, the wildfires in the same county where I owe a condo and all the ramifications of the above issues on our health/spirit. As she said “I think we are all just weary and those of us in the…
De-Stress
by J… De-Stress Ten months into 2020, I decided to evaluate my stress level. It may seem like a needless exercise because COVID alone has clearly caused a level of stress for which none of us was prepared. But, I know that this year has thrown me other curve balls that cumulatively are working against me in…
The Visitor
by ellen….. Watching the debate, there was a knock on the door. “We have a visitor,” I said. Standing in the portal, a deathly skeletal specter stood. You cowered in terror as I invited the visitor in. “Welcome, won’t you join us for tea?” You muttered from under a chair, “Can you make it…