Mar 25, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
Some days (like today) I really want to connect, but words don’t seem right. They seem too clunky. Too heavy. So I’m sending a photo I didn’t take. And some music I didn’t make. They don’t have anything in common. Except they move me....Mar 18, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
It’s good news she’s just given you on the phone. A girl’s dream come true. The highest nod of approval from her peers. And maybe it’s the shock of it that makes you bungle it and say something stupid like, “How is this possible?”...Mar 10, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, has set up a wishing line. She is inviting folks to call in and whisper, sing, or shout their wish. (Actually, she just says to leave your wish on the recording; I like the poetic...Mar 5, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
Thanks to Ian for sending me the link to this film by James Price. It is called “People in Order 1: Age.” It gets better and better as it goes … Take a few minutes to check it out and consider what an amazing journey we’re all on.Mar 3, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner. —Colette Quick! Can you list ten things that make your life wonderful? (Here are the first ten to pop into my head right now for me: My son’s sense of humor,...Feb 25, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
I was walking to the car in our very urban part of town. Something glittery caught my eye on the sidewalk. Someone had made a heart out of tin foil. It made me grin. (Okay, I know it is trash … and trash is bad. But if you look beyond that — it’s a...