And When I Die…
A poem celebrating the beauty of life and the quiet wish that, when the end comes, it finds us fully alive and unafraid.
Conscious Living
Movember: To the Man I Loved and Lost and the Man I Love and Let Go
A reflection on loving a man through prostate cancer — loss, courage, and the quiet transformation that illness brings to love.
Grains of Sand
Floating effortlessly, like a starfish, eyes closed, sun warm, sea buoyant and gently breathing. She pauses. Life pauses. Or does it?
Unlock the Mystique of Awesome It’s Simpler than You Believe
He’s authored a book called The Chimp Paradox and in it describes the three thinking brains we have. The Chimp – the limbic, emotional, impulsive, childlike; the Human – frontal cortex, contemplative and conscious; the Computer – parietal lobe, data management. In short, the Chimp, if unmanaged by the Human, can wreak havoc on our … Read more
The Man in the Yellow Field
A Poem About Dancing with Death Crouching in the field of brilliant yellow calendulaHe faces away from the sunThat glances across his handsome faceHe was my lover once We have just walked on the mountain, through the forestI gathered tiny wildflowersTo bring home to press in my journalHe posed for pictures We stood side by … Read more
The Stone
A short story about a heart freed from grief. Ruby nudged the edge of the creamy coloured stone with her big toe as the warm salty water crested gently over her sun browned foot. Bending over, she pried the stone from the sand and bounced it in her hand to feel its weight. She was … Read more
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Nuclear Annihilation
My mother would have asked me, “Do you mean funny ‘ha ha’ or funny peculiar?” Right now I mean funny epiphany if that is a thing. I could laugh at its simplicity and I could be perplexed by the peculiarity of the collective human psyche. We are what got us here. Having this discussion. You … Read more
Wonder About the Secret of LIFE?
It’s WONDER. There is a fast ferry between Aegina Island where I live and the port of Pireaus in Greece, but I prefer the slow boat any day. It is a super, guilt-free, time to have an ipnaki (nap) or if we take our hotspot, to catch up on emails and such. On the ferry … Read more
Depressed or Just Hungry?
When I am tired or my blood sugar is low because I am hungry for nourishing foods, problems can loom larger. I simply choose to care for myself with the rest and nourishment I require for vitality. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness We wilt just like plants when we are desperate for nourishment. The thing … Read more
When Down is Part of Up
Whenever I feel lonely or down, I take some time to drop deeper into the quiet space within. Here I find the soft voice of all that I might be whispering encouragement. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness A long and fulfilled life is not one gentle glide to Nirvana. Life can get jagged at times … Read more