The Cat and The Plumber
The washing machine is on the brink and I needed to call in the service. When I got home from work yesterday, I inspected the machine, went through my standard…
Category: zen
Dandelion Wishes
Remember my post the other day about eating dandelions? Well here is the continuation of my dandelion encounters. This time I am not eating them, but wishing upon them. I…
Because I Stopped To Look…
When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children’s lives may beI go and…
Have I Dared To Pray?
Every morningthe worldis created. Under the orange sticks of the sunthe heapedashes of the nightturn into leaves again and fasten themselves to the high branches —and the ponds appearlike black clothon…
Distance, Serenity, and Silence
You must be wondering what the photograph of the young woman has to do with the title. Well, grab a cup of coffee and I will tell you a story……
It’s Always The Small Things
That annoy me… * the selfish commuter on the bus who blocks a seat with a backpack * the unfriendly service at a shop or restaurant * the nosey person…
Stop Worrying
I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not, how shall I…
Spring Cleaning
It is a bit of a cliche title and to be honest, I never really took the concept seriously until this year. It has always baffled me why the term…
