I have a set of prayer flags hanging across the center of my room. They’ve been with me for some time now, though I can’t recall how many apartments they’ve seen. When the first light of the day pours into my room, they immediately catch my eye…
Read MoreI read an article the other day that really hit home for me and compelled me to share my thoughts on the subject as well. The Holidays are coming fast and furious and with that comes all sorts of emotions. Are you excited with anticipation or…
Read MoreI don’t know much about dahlias. This is my first year growing them. I was surprised at how easy it was — I’m used to planting bulbs (I know, dahlia seeds are tubers, not bulbs) and then nothing happens. Or at least not much happens. Maybe a…
Read MoreIn September I attended Same Same But Different Festival in Lake Perris California. After a year of any and all festivals that I attend being cancelled, postponed, or altered to an almost unrecognizable state, it was really nice to be back in that…
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself pondering the question “What’s next?” in your life? I seem to find myself asking it a lot. And it’s not that I haven’t learned to find peace in the stillness of not having something on my plate… or is it? Why does anything have…
Read MoreDenali and I met when she was nine weeks old. The markings on her face suggested she was angry, or at least quite perturbed. Those markings have changed over the years, but her huffs and eyerolls have remained. She’s not…
Read MoreThe other day this message popped up on my computer screen, and it got me thinking... Oftentimes life seems to feel like it's simply a continuous ebb and flow between times of connection and times of disconnection. I witness myself…
Read MoreAs I sit down to write this article, one of my favorite sporting events of all time, The Summer Olympics, has just wrapped up in Tokyo. After a year of waiting for what should have been the 2020 Olympics, has just wrapped up in Tokyo. After a…
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