Is Suffering Necessary?
I am on the flip side of a week's worth of a messy, painful, not much fun bout with shingles. A week ago, my left eye was prize-fighter swollen, my skin was peeling off my face, I had a chisel to the skull, scalp burning and tingling pain on the left side of my head. Getting out of bed was an ordeal

posted 1:34:39pm Dec. 09, 2013 | read full post »

Simple Pleasures
  Sitting crossed legged under the freshly changed turquoise cotton sheets. Just out of the shower in which I indulged in Trader Joe's citrus shampoo, conditioner and body wash to ease away the remnants of the  lesions from the shingles virus that has been a moment to moment presence in my

posted 6:32:10pm Dec. 06, 2013 | read full post »

Nowhere Fast
"On this day of your life, Edie, I believe God wants you to know......that impatience will get you nowhere, fast. If you insist on being in a hurry, you'll move very quickly -- and often get nowhere. Take a breath. Relax. Find your peace. Don't require the Universe to move more rapidly than it is. I

posted 5:24:36am Dec. 05, 2013 | read full post »

The Door To Joy
  The Door to Joy The door to joy stands always open to usher through each weary soul Whose feet have traversed the rocky path, sometimes stumbling Wondering if they will ever arrive or be destined to travel endlessly A beacon light catches the eye, reassuring that warmth and com

posted 10:59:38pm Dec. 03, 2013 | read full post »

Eternal Love
  I was blessed to have had parents who adored each other. 'Eternal sweethearts' is the way I perceive them 5 1/2 years after my father's passing in April of 2008 and  3 years last week since my mother joined him. They were nearly always touching, smooching, laughing, calling each other goo

posted 7:15:19pm Dec. 02, 2013 | read full post »