A man walks into (or rather, upon) a bar…

All day long I’ve been pondering whether I’m too ambitious or too lazy. The question in my head has been, “Are my expectations too high for myself? Are my expectations too low for myself?” I’ve been draggy. Tired. Wanting ease and rest....

Try It; You’ll Like it!

It’s sunflower season! I don’t know about where you are, but ’round here, we can buy bunches of ‘em for $5. Five for $5 usually. Last week, on a whim, I bought a bunch and put them in five separate vases all around the apartment. One in the...

How do you want to love?

This week I was fortunate enough to click on a link to a video, Lovebirds, that an amazing artist and spirited friend of mine, Christine Mason Miller, had posted on Facebook. The video is from film shot in the 1940’s by and of Christine’s...

Imagine them in their Underwear

Yesterday I posted a simple thought to the Simply Celebrate fan page on Facebook: “Walking down the very urban Mission Street this morning, everyone rush-rush-rushing by, I imagined what each person would look like relaxed, with a huge grin on his/her face....

One Breath at a Time

Simply Celebrate Newsletter: July, 2010 I was weeping on the Amtrak train as I stared out the window, catching glimpses of snowy white egrets in the marsh. This wasn’t a sad kind of crying, but rather, one of those “Wow, life is pretty amazing” kind...