Consider the flea
“And now let us welcome the New YearFull of things that have never been.” -Rainer Maria Rilke I started writing this on day 5 of a 3-day business trip. [As an aside, I’m pretty confident that I uncovered a Big Universal Truth on this trip: travel brings out the absolute …
Do or do not do
"Do or do not do. There is no try." – Master Yoda Something floated to the surface of my consciousness recently, vying for frontal lobe space, squeezing into precious real estate needed for phone numbers, due dates for 8th grade science projects on water pollution, and the first verses of …
Monogram your pancakes
“Surviving a loss and letting go is only half of the story. The other half is the secret belief that we will find, in one form or another, what we have lost. And it is that potential, shimmery as a star on a clear night that helps us survive.” – …
Break stride
"We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are." -Anais Nin Coming home from Chicago two weeks ago, I was struck irretrievably ill in the cab on the way to the airport, that kind of I’ve- eaten- an- alien- food- poisoning- I’m- unable- to- stop- shaking …
Listen to fishies
“Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.” – Samuel Butler I’m curious about BOSE® QuietComfort® Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones. My life and jobs have taken me to over 60 countries, some just for a few days; others like Sri Lanka and Germany for many months—I was privileged to …
Follow your desire lines
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson In the park where we play, there are nicely laid out concrete paths, leading from the swings to the picnic tables, from the castle to the soccer field, …
Dip your wheels
“Be good to yourself. If you don’t take care of your body, where will you live?”- Kobi Yamada Part I. I went to my first Shaolin Kung-Fu lesson last Monday night. After 15 minutes, I was sweating. I think it was the full-body push-ups with feet up on a bucket …
Wear solids
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci After the Parent/Teacher Organization meeting at my older daughter’s middle school a few weeks ago, I was instructed by my family to stop at Ingle’s Market for the following essentials: 1) dog food, 2) apple juice, 3) baby wipes, 4) Shonen …
Surprise gravity
“Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.” – Charles M. de Talleyrand I’m thinking that the human race needs to jump more. And I’d add something to Mr. de Talleyrand’s thought, above. Not only speech but also gravity disguises man’s thoughts. Last night, my husband—the marvelous and eclectic …
Use more verbs
“Life is a verb.” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman I learned to read by painstakingly pronouncing the rambunctious adventures of two knee-socked, slightly irritating, good-as-gold, simple-minded, very white, and really downright boring children named Dick and Jane. The text for one of those primers begins “See Dick. See Dick run. See …
