“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonder.” ~ Henry David Thoreau As I opened the cover of my newest book to read, From theContinue reading “A Seed.”
Category Archives: Hug a Tree
Peace Blooms
When Great Trees Fall ~ Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare,Continue reading “Peace Blooms”
Embracing. Flowing. Bending.
As a single footstep will not make a path on Earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thought we wish to dominate ourContinue reading “Embracing. Flowing. Bending.”
Life. And Books. And Trees.
Bare with me…. This one is messy…. Last night, after tucking the boys into bed, finally backing up my laptop so I could upload Chet’s nine month photos, and cleaning up the house (excluding the kitchen and my bedroom), I crawled into bed (over the pile of laundry) to read the last two chapters of Wild byContinue reading “Life. And Books. And Trees.”
Focus on your Next Turn
This weekend, I ran. I ran 14 miles. Although I have been here before, it feels like a life time ago – the lifetime that existed before my heart was broken by a stress fracture, and the lifetime that existed before my running days became slow and more of a waddle during pregnancy. It’s beenContinue reading “Focus on your Next Turn”