Sunday Talks

I know I’ve told you that I walk shelter dogs twice a month at Animal Humane New Mexico. I’ve been doing it since last fall, and I love it. They have a nice campus with meandering paths and sniffable shrubs,…

Travis and I seriously needed something soothing and pretty to watch before bed this week, so we started a nature show — The Secret Lives of Animals, narrated by Hugh Bonneville, on Apple TV. I was scrolling through our queues,…

“The time is always right to do what is right.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday, January 20,…

“For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder.” - Lennon/McCartney This line from the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” makes me misty every time, especially when I sing it out loud.…

“Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge.” ~ Lord Byron Life is always on the brink, always becoming, forever tumbling into everything next. Of course, this isn’t any more true at…

A friend sent me a quote this week: “You’ve been strong all year, so don’t finish strong, finish rested.” It’s a kind wish. But also a little challenging, confronting. Because I recognize that, if given the options of finishing strong…

I looked up the origin of the phrase “true blue.” Some people believe that it refers to the endless blue sky above us, the blue yonder.  Others suggest that it might have had something to do with the purity of…

With three cats, we do a lot of lint-rolling. Often, it takes each of us several sheets before we can leave the house. Even then, bright sunshine usually reveals still more cat hair. It’s ridiculous, especially in corduroy and sweater…

I’ve been vibing with the Prayer of St. Francis these past couple of weeks. I don’t like feeling knocked-down and kicked-about by circumstance, so rarely do I linger there long. I am trying to direct my emotional energy, as much…

I’m preparing to audition next month for Musical Theatre Southwest’s production of Man of La Mancha. It seems an especially timely show for the first quarter of the new year, offering a message of persistent hope through the most trying…