Category: mindfulness
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the semicolon project
I’ve been thinking lately of getting a tattoo though I have resisted for decades. Why? you ask. and why now? I have two reasons. First, I have a deeply embedded ink mark on my right thumb. I got it trying to protect a grandson who, as a baby, spied one of my dip pens upright…
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Raw
Originally posted on Danny Gregory: I woke up at 4 am and this was in my inbox. I watched it in the dark and it filled my heart. When I decided to share it with you, I thought I’d make a joke of it. Call it, “Cure for Insomnia” or some such. But every time…
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“and something ignited in my soul” ~Pablo Neruda
Gertrude wrote a nine page poem, titled “Sacred Emily”, but most people only remember one line, “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” Life is like that. So much happens in a day, an hour, a moment, but our memories crystallize tiny events that spark our memories. We value some things more…
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Making Books — November
I’ll be sharing how to make some simple books at our local Library for the month of November. So I thought why not do this with some like-minded artists. Maybe you would like to join us.
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Bleeding Canada dry…
This is not a political blog. It’s personal and all about well-being. That said, the election in Canada on October 19th is personal and it’s all about the well-being of millions of people who aren’t millionaires, not even close. So, I think, we all must admit that everything is political…in times like these. I’m no…
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Crow Lessons … Revised
I was trying to find something else, but I came upon an older post with a poem called “Crow Lessons”. It didn’t sound right. And it wasn’t. Sometimes–most times–you have to trust the body. When there is a twinge or a tiny jerk in the abdomen … maybe your body is telling you something. Pay…
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Throwback Thursday…
On Facebook many play a game called “Throwback Thursday” where they post old photographs. I wondered if I could adapt that to here to give me a push to get back on track. Here’s a piece I wrote quite some time ago. Please let me know what you think about it. Thanks. SLUGLINE: The Power…
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Identity
Identity. What is it to a kid? Self assurance. What’s that? Today let’s explore that through poetry. And who better than Shane Koyczan to begin this journey. This link will take you to eight different poems that deal with identity. Just in case you bought into the myth that once you were “all growed up”…
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Rockin’ Robin and all that jazz
Two of my favourite books of poetry to read from were Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. “Early Bird” Shel Silverstein (http://www.shelsilverstein.com/) Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early early bird—…
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