…If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. Dalai Lama The announcement came on: In the event of decompression, an oxygen mask will automatically appear in front of you in most commercial aircraft. To start the flow of … Continue reading Daily Musing: Lesson From the Air
All things change, nothing abides, into the same river one cannot step twice. Heraclitus Normal: usual, standard, typical, stock, common, ordinary, customary, conventional, habitual, accustomed, expected, everyday, regular, routine, day-to-day, daily, established, settled, set, fixed, traditional, lucid, whole, rational. I hope we get back to normal soon. Is this the new normal? When will things … Continue reading Daily Musing: Forget Normal
“Wake up to a sunny day. Not a cloud up in the sky. And then it starts to rain. My defenses hit the ground. And they shatter all around. So open and exposed” Lindsey Haun, Broken I sat there sweating after a vigorous walk – even in the thirty-degree weather. There in the darkness, I … Continue reading Essay 2: The Spiral
“525,600 minutes – how do you measure a year in the life? How about love?” Jonathan Larson, American Composer and Author, Rent Something’s not right, I thought. Then I pushed the thought aside. Donn and I have been together for more than twenty-eight years, married 27 of those. Embracing change and adapting seemed to be … Continue reading Essay 1: The Quiet Voice
The Playlist: Walking my way through love, loss and renewal 