Jan 13, 2010 | Beauty + Joy
All day long I’ve been trying to hold all these worlds. I keep reading about the earthquake in Haiti. I think about all those people who have lost loved ones, homes, anything, everything. And then there is my life. The everyday list of things-to-do. The picking...Dec 31, 2009 | Beauty + Joy
Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today. – Mark Twain Wishing you a New Year in which you allow yourself to believe in blue moons and possibility … and the extraordinary value of beauty and play. Dec 13, 2009 | Beauty + Joy
Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments. – Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Although so many people look forward to specific holidays. I am reminding myself right now that I can feel the delight and love and celebration at any moment. Surprise! I might...Dec 11, 2009 | Beauty + Joy
Sweet Can is a dance/theater/circus group that celebrates life by making the ordinary seem extraordinary. Back in July I posted on this blog after being inspired by one of Sweet Can’s shows. (I’ve seen them twice and loved their whimsy and...Nov 9, 2009 | Beauty + Joy
Sometimes I do this morning meditation/visualization in which I ride a fat-tired bicycle down a quiet lane until I come upon my future self. Her name is Poppy and she is always wearing colorful clothes and usually she shows up on a unicycle. I’ve been doing this...Oct 28, 2009 | Beauty + Joy
Tomorrow morning I’m hopping on Amtrak to spend a day with my business partner, Tricia, who lives in Grass Valley. I’m reminded of the last time I took the train to see her, when I had a very extraordinary experience: I met someone. When you think about...