Art, Ordinary, Beauty

Today was a full, bright, happy kind of day.  We walked in the sunshine toward the water and on the boardwalk, joining the weekend crowds in finally enjoying a summer weekend day that was not stormy or miserably hot. Owners watched their dogs run with other dogs and...

MDG…07/20/2013

I’m just like everyone else…sometimes a sequence of commitments and “stuff” catch up with us, and we feel drained.  What I’m coming to realize and accept is that rather than “soldiering on” and “toughing it out,”...

Little Tug

Have you ever gotten home after a routine day in your life, and felt less than satisfied? Not a big blow up with a fellow employee, or a bad grade from a teacher, or frustration when they get your coffee order wrong.  A feeling far less dramatic, but tugging and...

My Daily Gratitude–01/27/2013

An interesting, pretty fulfilling weekend, all things considered. It started with a Friday night out with Joy and good friend C.  Both are teachers, so any plans on a Friday night are adventurous and a bit of wishful thinking.  We traveled into Cambridge for a music...

My Daily Gratitude—01/22/2013

Had a discussion this weekend, where I shared Dr. Gary Chapman’s theory about the 5 Love Languages. In a nutshell, the idea is that there are 5 different methods (Languages) by which love is communicated. The 5 Love Languages are: Words of Affirmation Acts of...