The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end. It is the highest emblem in the cipher of the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s been raining all through the night. In the morning, while walking the dog, I hop […]
In my search for an online volunteer opportunity, I came across 7 cups. I read their presentation – 7 Cups is a website that provides online therapy and free support to people experiencing emotional distress by connecting them with trained listeners. The words appealed to me right away, so I joined 7 Cups five years […]
When writing becomes difficult and the struggle to find the right word or idea or a story makes me want to give up, I compare myself to a long-distance walker I once knew. I did not know her very well, or for any length of time, so, I will not use her name, not only […]
The morning after closing day, the quiet wakes me up. Startled, I look at the clock. It is six and ten minutes. It is past my usual wake-up time. Then I remember that we closed the motel the day before and dig deep back under the covers. The regular hum of the cars on the […]
Is the lone red leaf on a soft mat of green that I detected this morning a sign of fall? “One swallow does not a summer make,” (Aristotle), a voice inside me resists. One red leaf does not herald a season, just like one flake of snow is not a sign of a coming storm. […]
“Do you remember?” I look at my husband. We’re sitting in the living room watching our favorite TV show. “Do you remember where we met for the first time?” I can detect that look in his eyes. The one that only recently appeared. It masks, I know from my own experience, a certain sense of […]
