Spiritual evolution — My Person is a huge Stephen King fan. She and I spent the-hell-known-as-high-school together. And even though she lives in our hometown and I’m hundreds of miles away in North Carolina, we still chat a lot. …

Finding peace in the chaos — So many Humans are afraid. The world seems to be literally on fire. Climate change, war, pandemic, death — we can easily recognize The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse. And yet, in the entire history of the planet — Life has always walked with famine, pestilence, war, and death. Why…

The Pirate/Owl & The Witch/Wolf Series — I didn’t begin this story as a series, however, The Pirate/Owl and The Witch/Wolf keep making appearances around here with things to share. Here is their continuing story — all in one place. More or less in some kind of cosmic order — not in the order I wrote it…

Thoughts from a professional masker — As a former OR nurse, I just don’t see what the big deal is. I worked 40+ hours a week, in a mask. For most of my nursing career. With asthma. It’s not like anyone is taking away our guns. Goddess Forbid! I know for a fact masks work to…

Crow’s Feet Prompt #16: Living alone — I never lived alone until I was fifty years old. But truthfully, the stress of past relationships made living alone seem like heaven. My marriage had ended with All. The. Pain. usually encompassing such events. …

The temperature is still high, but the humidity is gone — The Autumn Equinox has come and gone. And while North Carolina weather hasn’t exactly turned, it has relaxed its suffocating gaze. The daytime highs can still creep into the 90s, but the humidity no longer matches that number. I’ve been able to go on a few walks in the early…

Crow’s Feet prompt: Pets — I love animals. I always have. I was one of those kids who had posters of horses, puppies, and kittens on her walls instead of Donnie Osmond. I can’t even tell you the actual number of animals I’ve loved and cared for in the 62+ years I’ve been alive. …

Lessons from my yoga mat — It started with my daily yoga practice. I was live-streaming a class with a new-to-me teacher. As most yoga instructors are wont to do, she talked us through some of the more challenging asanas — giving us modifications along the way to help us gently be where we were. As…

Listening — to understand, not just reply — December 2017: This Christmas season feels different. 2017 has been a year of changes for all of us for sure. For me, it began with listening more. To everything. There is a piece of wisdom I came across which says we never actually listen to each other, we only listen…