I was singing the theme song of Lion King, The Circle of Life, when it occurred to me. There are so many parallels between being born and old age. As babies we come in to the earth with pain. Moms labor for hours to birth us. At the end of life, there is often…
When I Am Old
When I am old, I will eat cheesecake for breakfast with a fruit topping and cover it with whipped cream, extra creamy of course. When I am old, I will not match my bra and panties. I may not wear a bra, honestly. Who will check? When I am old, I will play with my…
Go Ahead and Be Great
You don’t have to Be great to start… But you have to start To be GREAT! I opened my computer to this meditation this morning at five a.m. I was not feeling great and I didn’t want to start. Maybe at eight I would consider starting, maybe nine, to be honest. This is a message…
No Co-pay Soul Therapy
After two weeks of having the cold/ flu that was due to end any minute, I finally gave in and made a doctor’s appointment. I’d been coughing, sniffling, sweating, and sleeping non-stop. It was only a matter of time until I got bed sores from all the time I spent in bed watching Hallmark…
Lessons From a Bullfrog
I was reminded this weekend, at a Write by the River Retreat, of unanswered prayers and patience. Years ago we owned what I called “a snug little cabin in the woods,” in the Pocono Mountains. I’d woken early and thought I should take a walk to the lake for some of nature’s inspiration. With…