Highlights and Insights
So magical, yet so very ordinary and earthy. Eminently practical, matter of fact, and at the same time, absolutely miraculous… that’s the way it was on my kayak trip, and has been as my stroke recovery progressed. Relishing and absorbing the richness of intertidal life while drifting along in a kayak; or lying quietly and...
Hot hot hot!
Our last week of the big road adventure was spent in the Tetons and in Yellowstone Park. The geysers and hot springs were definitely highlights — here the Grand Prismatic Spring, which truly was, indeed, grand. But the final day will be one most fondly remembered, for at last , we saw a bear. And what...
Food, glorious food!
Well, today I appreciated food as I think I never have before. I had been fasting for 36 hours in preparation for a medical procedure, drinking only liquids, and eating only jello — which I had disdained until then, and for which I now feel warmth and affection! In addition, I was not allowed to have...
Transformation
Transformation is a magical word for me — full of aliveness, mystery, potential, and promise. As a kid I loved finding a cocoon or chrysalis…the concrete indication of a miraculous transformation taking place. We would sometimes take the chrysalis home, guard it carefully and celebrate the memorable moment when the butterfly emerged months later. Not...
