Re-charging Soul Batteries
It isn’t just the obvious signs of flowers and fresh leaves all over the place, but the increased noise of the birds and water fowl is music to my ears.…
The Smell of Spring
After so many weeks of rain, sleet, and sunless days, it is strange to be basking in the sunlight again, be able to takes sunset walks along the river, and…
Three C´s of Life
Choice. Chance. Change. Three powerful words that I work up to this morning. As I read this affirmation, I knew it was a reminder to be grateful for the ability…
Courage and Discipline
If you are a parent with a child in their early 20s, you most certainly had to watch, as I did, Disney´s Mulan several times over, ad nauseam. Strangely enough,…
Learning To Indulge
As I began writing this entry, the clouds were silvery grey, and the wind was crisp. Two cats sat with me in the room, emanating a calm from which I…
Wings At Dawn
Coming Soon to a bookstore near you in a USA and Canada, from Dorrance Publshing Company Inc. : The first novel of Marie Balustrade dealing with controversial social issues that span the…
“Until The Bitter Weather Passes… “
This is the time to be slow,Lie low to the wallUntil the bitter weather passes. Try, as best you can, not to letThe wire brush of doubtScrape from your heartAll…
What Scissors Can´t Fix, Hairspray Will!
I am in my 50s, recently divorced, starting life over from scratch, courageous as hell, and defiant as can be. I go against every grain I have lived by and…
