Gus wakes me on my first day of Thanksgiving break. The first inclination is resentment of the sleep intrusion. I choose joy. Holding a warm cup of Java I join him on the back stoop. He sits, I stand. He lifts his snout to the sun. I lift my chin to the heavens. Close myContinue reading “May there be peace within”
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May there be peace within
Gus wakes me on my first day of Thanksgiving break. The first inclination is resentment of the sleep intrusion. I choose joy. Holding a warm cup of Java I join him on the back stoop. He sits, I stand. He lifts his snout to the sun. I lift my chin to the heavens, close myContinue reading “May there be peace within”
Anchored
Making sense of my world I often draw in my journal. These are a series of entrys over the past few weeks. The top is today’s. It is a series of hearts. Yes, this may be avoidance behavior as I need to work on dissertation revisions. Life is lifey right now. While calm resides inContinue reading “Anchored”
Leaning in….
Pandemic days get long, despite their length, today my gratitude journal list hit 5000. There is so much to be grateful for, amid the angst. Joy, happiness is a choice, one I must make daily. For me it means digging in, finding, surrounding myself with beauty, beautiful words, conversations, friends, flowers, smells, pausing to findContinue reading “Leaning in….”
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