FRAYED KNOT
A couple of years ago I placed a mail order for amaryllis bulbs for a New Year’s ritual at Bosque CSL. I was a little late ordering and they didn’t arrive in time for our service, so Travis found a…
awakening with you
by Sheila Towle suffering alone,fearing the worst, doubting, judging, resisting what is,seeking, demanding control of the uncontrollable stay present, stay present, stay here now,don’t go wandering off into the land of “if only” despair, despondency, duty, depression is calling our…
NEIGHBORLY
I finally watched Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a 2018 documentary about Fred Rogers. It was beautiful and touching, and it made me cry. I’ve also been listening to a delightful podcast, Dolly Parton’s America, which goes in surprising and…
Singing During Quarantine
by Patty Stephens I sure do miss your voices and lovely spirits. Your hugs. It has been four weeks since I touched another human. Sheltering at home is an opportunity for deep appreciation. I am taking it and spending time…
FACE VALUE
Our values are shifting, individually and collectively. We have an opportunity to consider what’s most important to us. Maybe we’re being invited to change our minds about some of it. The first frantic rush to stock our pantries turned shopping…
THE BALLAD OF BOBBY BUTTERNUTS
My solitary rumination has led me into some surprising associations these days, letting my mind wander into old memories as I take long walks or reorganize the junk drawers. A few weeks ago, for the first time in my life,…
SURE ENOUGH
I don’t need to tell you how weird life is right now. Clearly, it’s a confusing and confounding mess. “Clearly confusing” — that’s an apt oxymoron for these outlandish days. Even when things are swimming along in what passes for…
TRYING MY PATIENCE
Wow, time is moving in some weird ways. The activities in which we were all participating before social distancing seem like forever ago. Some of these days now at home seem interminable; others fly by. Regarding when we might be…