Wisdom Wednesdays are usually quotes from others that I’ve found inspiring through the years. However, I just came across some writings of mine written in 1997 and in 1995 that I wanted to share. This is the second of those, written in 1997: Roommates Sam’s my roommate. Sort of. She lives in the apartment I […]

Wisdom Wednesdays are usually quotes from others that I’ve found inspiring through the years. However, I just came across some writings of mine written in 1997 and in 1995 that I wanted to share. This is the first of those, written in 1997. I titled it Starting Over: On March 8th, 1996 I almost died. […]

This is another piece by the wonderful author, Anne Lamott. I wish I could say I am 100% where she is, but I’m getting there. Self-love is somewhat slow in coming to me fully, and the wonder of rest given freely is still something I aspire to, but, like Anne, I would not give back […]

This passage is from the book, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. She’s a wonderful writer whose work I very much enjoy. This particular book is a manual on writing, but I’ve applied all of her lessons to painting: Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying […]

These are lyrics from a song by The Waifs, a band out of Australia. They’re a great group and I love this song. Lighthouse Man Lighthouse tall and grand standing on the cold headland shine your light across the sea for a wayward sailor girl like me Lighthouse man guide this sailor back to land […]

This article has been very meaningful to me over the years and I’m just realizing, now, that I have begun to live and create in this way, more fully than I’ve ever been able to do before. The First Stone by Jeanne Marie Laskas Mack, the builder of walls, is out in the front yard […]

I absolutely love the poet, David Whyte. His poems have been sustenance to me in times of trouble and joyous exclamations when I celebrate. This is one of my favorites: Sweet Darkness When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone, no part of the world can find you. […]