It is not enough to sweep up broken glass. Tiny shards, no matter how carefully I search for them, elude my broom. A second sweep, with a moist towel or sponge, that’s the step many people omit.
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Shattering
Posted in Acceptance, Dreams, Relationships on December 7, 2014 | 4 Comments »
Definition of a Good Day: My Father Didn’t Die and I Didn’t Kill my Mother
Posted in Acceptance, Aging, Anger, Daughters, Death/Loss/Grief, Fathers, Fear, Friendship, Meditation, Writing on January 30, 2014 | 2 Comments »
Some days, “goodness” is defined more simply. A break in the weather. Errands completed with relative ease. My son has a good day at school and responds by my 4th nagging request to get off the computer. My husband returns from his 12-hour day energized and fatigued, rather than exhausted and depleted. I manage to […]
Trying to meditate while my husband cleans his gun
Posted in Acceptance, Anger, Gun cleaning, Meditation, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hahn on December 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Every few years, I determine to be a better person. My ideas are no more outrageous nor ordinary than any New Year’s resolution: Read the classics. Take smaller portions. Clean out the clutter. Read poetry. Keep up with the news. Call my parents more than once a week. Give more to charity. Floss more often. […]
Low Tide
Posted in Acceptance, Beaches/Tides, Existential, Fear, Natural World, Vulnerability on November 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
I walked away from the bonfire, toward the bay, toward the horizon, except there’s no horizon after dark. My rain boots crunched and squished along the rocks and shells and sand, and as I walked further out, sank a bit with each step. This was sand rarely exposed to air. I walked among pools of […]