I have worked as a healthcare worker for over 36 years now, in various jobs and departments. The other day Facebook reminded me of the following incident. I answered the phone at work identifying the hospital and department and gave my name. The person on the other end of the phone said to me, AreContinue reading “Every Piece”
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A·lo·ha – The Spaces In Between
“In our culture, we recognize that we need each other as we travel throughout the world. Everyone needs a family to love and help wherever you go, that is a true Polynesian way. You are my Ohana when you visit our place. Aloha” Ella Manumaleuna, Assistant Manager for Reservations, Polynesian Cultural Center Laie, Hawaii. IContinue reading “A·lo·ha – The Spaces In Between”
The Dogwood Days of Spring
“The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.” — Gertrude S. Wister I have a complicated relationship with Spring. On the surface, I love the warmer, but not too hot days. I enjoy the new growth and the flowers and the relief fromContinue reading “The Dogwood Days of Spring”
Roll the Stone Away
“as the essence of courage is to stake one’s life on a possibility, so the essence of faith is to believe that the possibility exists.” William Salter Until today, I have never given too much thought to the Saturday of Easter weekend. In Christian traditions all the weight is on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.Continue reading “Roll the Stone Away”
There is, Was, and will Always be Both
There is a defiant daffodil in full bloom at the end of my driveway telling winter and despair to stand down. There is a baby, growing and forming in the womb of my niece, unaware of anything other than the reassuring beat of her mama’s heart and the fluid that protects and sustains her life.Continue reading “There is, Was, and will Always be Both”
un·daunt·ed
We’re about to go through some hard times. I know that because yesterday I watched the news for too many hours and listened to enough gloom to make me panic. I had to turn off the TV and search for some faith based direction. I felt led to a particular article, the contents of whichContinue reading “un·daunt·ed”
Holding Space
Uncharted territory. We watch and wait. The world is different today than it was yesterday and it’s uncomfortable. We are losing normal. This is not our first experience with this. We have been here before. Each time there is a disaster and the devastation plays out in it’s stark reality, we’re reminded of the sameContinue reading “Holding Space”
That is a Thing of Beauty
“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone”. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe This week I have used the word “beautiful” as a description for people, nature, furniture, emotion and a storefront parking space. It might be possible to overuse the word. But, finding and appreciating beautiful things is a practice worthy of repetition. TheocritusContinue reading “That is a Thing of Beauty”
Mamba and Miracles
I’ve been thinking lately about the concept of truly living into the space we occupy in this life and what that really means. There are people – we know them, we might be them – who seem to fold in on themselves, somehow apologizing through their actions, body language or demeanor, for the person theyContinue reading “Mamba and Miracles”
Writing for One
Why have I decided to blog? I read once that if you desire to write, and put pen to paper, that you are a writer. It’s such a presumptuous thought. In my mind, a writer is someone who has published something, a masterful wordsmith who writes beautiful sentences that resonate and touch something in youContinue reading “Writing for One”
Something to Shay 