The Current We Move in Today In July, the leaders in the House of Representatives refused to bring the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act to the floor for a vote. The laughter … having fun at her expense … is what remained emblazoned in Christine Blasey Ford’s hippocampus. Senator Chris Coons’ received so […]
HEART PONDERINGS: Contemplations on Living with Wisdom, Compassion, & Joy
Silenced
Silenced by Reality Last weekend, my friend, Cathy, and I went to see The Wife starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Price. At the end of the movie, other movie goers filed out in silence. Cathy and I sat mute as we watched the credits. Then we looked at each other, still unable to utter a […]
Thinking Too Big Dulls My Creativity
Vast … great … whopping … extensive … immense … massive … lofty … towering … soaring … significant … spacious … roomy … huge … enormous … gigantic … mammoth … giant … colossal … momentous … substantial … weighty … hefty. What associations do you make with these words and images? Minor […]
Diana Spiegel: A Dazzling Dayton Dame
For our last meeting, the Cincinnati Writers topic was “What I’m Leaving Behind.” As one of my dearest friends, I know of many attributes that make Diana extraordinary. But after she read her writing to our group, I knew I wanted to include her in my blog as a Dazzling Dayton Dame … Dame being a […]
The Gift I Was Meant to Share
In May I signed up for the August 18 Book Fair in Springfield sponsored by Hen House Publishing. It was to be held at Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company. As the date approached, I wondered what I was getting myself into. Before I left to pick up Joy, my bubbling-with-enthusiasm angel friend who agreed to help me, I […]
Grief: The Gift, The Challenge, The Process
THE GIFT In the last few years, several of my friends and I experienced significant losses. The anguish involved in loss is rarely welcomed, and often seen as the price one pays for having loved greatly. I, however, tend to look upon grief as a gift. Think of the alternative. Without great love, there would […]
