Lessons from a Broken Wrist
I know, it’s been a long time since you last heard from me. Two hard casts, one removable cast, and weeks of physical therapy done, and still to come, but at least my broken wrist has improved. It’s still kind of weird, not fully able to bend at the same angle as my uninjured wrist,…
Not a Pandemic Post
I used to take morning walks with one or both of my dogs. Aside from the exercise, fresh air, sunshine and, often, company of a friend, I would find beautiful bits of nature hiding in my suburban neighborhood. I don’t know about you, but I find the fungi in the photo above absolutely mesmerizing. It…
Making Peace with Uncertainty
Some day, I hope, this blog will be about more than this seemingly endless pandemic. Unfortunately, it’s infiltrated our day-to-day lives and shows no sign of letting up. From mask requirements to governmental vaccine mandates, to hospitalization/death stats on the news, there’s just no escaping it. And yet, life does go on. Kids go back…
Out of Practice, Part 2
A few weeks ago I wrote about my immune system being out of practice dealing with your everyday virus situation. I didn’t feel well for a solid week from when my symptoms started. All better now. Even better than better because we had a little weekend getaway to our favorite beach two weekends ago, Chincoteague,…
Out of Practice, Part 1
I’ve been sick all weekend. It’s been a low level sick where I’m just feeling crummy but not enough for a trip to the doctor. Fever, headache, congestion, aches… not terribly sick but my mind began to explore what this could be; such a strange feeling this sickness; and with a gulp in my chest…
How is Your Return to Normal Going?
Just thought I’d pop in here for a few quick thoughts. It feels like life post pandemic lockdown is racing forward much more quickly than I ever anticipated. I paid a lot of attention to all the CDC reports during the pandemic and from what I remember, we are at the level of reopening that…
Is It Safe to Go Outside Yet? AKA Final Thoughts on the Pandemic
This is a very strange time, filled with lots of gray areas. We’ve been told that it’s safe to drop our masks in most circumstances as long as we’ve been vaccinated. But is it? Is it safe for us? For our loved ones? For the unvaccinated? I can tell that most people really aren’t sure…
Sputtering Along, or is it Languishing?
One of the biggest ironies of this pandemic has been that every day since lockdown began I would get a hint of creative possibility in the morning, that never materialized during the day. I could have written the proverbial Great American Novel, painted the Sistine Chapel, composed a classical symphony, (if I knew how to…
How Do We Know If We’ve Completed Our Life Purpose?
As promised in my post yesterday, I’m returning to share some thoughts on life purpose. And this isn’t necessarily my life purpose specifically, but life purpose in general. Several questions come to my mind when I think about life purpose. First, how do any of us know what our life purpose is? Why were we…
Daily Life, Creativity, Retirement, Life Purpose
Life keeps on interrupting my creative impulses.
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