I woke up with a big question mark inside… I wish I could say it was a wondering question mark, curious curly and cute… but no. This question mark was bold and lonesome, Arial Black-stark and in my face. Actually, it wasn’t until I paused and turned toward what was there that I even noticed… [Continue Reading]
Presence
Facing the blank page (in writing and in life)
Sometimes the thing right under our noses is our best teacher ever. How convenient. Writing has been kicking my butt teaching me about showing up and about getting out of my own the way. I can really trip myself up and get stuck when I think I need to know and orchestrate what happens next. It’s… [Continue Reading]
Entertaining today’s guests (break up edition): Regret, Doubt, Rumination… (feat. Rumi & Leonard Cohen)
This being human is a guesthouse… – Rumi It was probably the last day of sun before a string of rain days descended upon us, but on this day Spring was decked out in her softest and sunniest white, pink and purple ruffles and her youthful joy just made me all the sadder. Oh, my… [Continue Reading]
Have you been to The Pause?
The Pause, my favorite new spot. It’s on the corner of Now and Notice, where that old dive, Reaction, used to be. Open every day, all day. All moods are welcome. Check out the bartender. Hottie! Goes by name Presence. Ask Presence for their signature drink, Patience. It’s got lots of muddled Time, macerated in… [Continue Reading]