It feels like all my life I have been waiting for the right time. Never really taking all that waiting and using it as time to discover myself. I can no longer wait, it seems silly to me.
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I sold my mothers dining room table last night. One of the last things my mother mentioned to me, in her right mind, was what a poor job I was doing taking care of it. She was right but I like to believe it came alive in the second part of it’s life, rather than sitting lonely in a room waiting for people to commune around it only a few times a month.
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She said to me, “How about we stick together so none of us get lost?” I asked her if she keeps getting lost and she said, “Sometimes.” The moment has been haunting me a little since we had it.
Read moreMaking Way for New Blooms
All week I have wanted to be out in the backyard having coffee with the roses. I’ve been waiting for the blooms to pop and brighten my day. It just took some effort to help the blooms come along. It also reminded me that the garden is here to, wanting to be with me, even as I try to give it a rest and just let it be.
Read moreJoy of My Life
Willy’s crazy energy, which I thought was entirely too much at the time, proved to fill in our home with so much love. I miss him: his big spirit and all the joy he gave us. How lucky we are that he swooped into our lives and ran rampant with our hearts.
Read moreThe Love Buried Within All Things
I used to collect so many snippets and sayings in my notebooks. The one sticking with me today is that hope was the last thing to come out of Pandora’s box.
Read morePicnic with Will
What was, was beautiful.
What will be is unknown.
One last final sigh as the swing dangles slightly in the afternoon buzz.
One last kiss goodbye.
An Old Song on the Radio
Just another old song on the radio
And I can’t seem to remember my soul
The words come and some I let go
I’m anchored by what I can’t control.
Make Good
My childhood made me feel lonely, like I had to survive. How do I heal that little kid? I try to take every step faced with love.
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