The wonderful thing about layers, living in them, going through them, removing them, is that it gets you to the bones. The bones of a situation, the bones of a home, the bones of a life. There are bones to a house. Deep beneath the outer structure, lies the bones. It is the way that […]
I was in a conversation the other day with a colleague who was relating a situation in her workplace that needed tending. And then she said, “But that is not my work now. My work is to take care of myself and keep myself healthy.” Choices. Priorities. If we were to take care of every […]
There is a bird that has found my windowsill of late. He cocks his head and looks at me inquisitively. This has me in wonder. It has me in wonder because I have been contemplating where to put a bird feeder. I find myself being directed by this bird. This bird is just being. Looking, […]
There are no shortcuts. There is only the way through that keeps you straight on the path and gets you where you want to go. There is a direct way. It is well-defined, has been tested, might take a little longer, has more stopping points, but it always gets you there. Then there are the […]
I was cutting an onion yesterday and I was awed by the perfect symmetry in the natural folds of the peeled onion. Lying on its side, the onion beckoned me to follow the narrowly spaced slightly raised folds and cut down. Then, the shape changed into flattened translucent slices to then be chopped into tiny […]
The first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word, gestating, is embryos. Babies. It’s true. There is certainly a gestating process that occurs naturally in the birthing process. But gestating can be about seeding an idea. You start to gestate when there is a connection within you that says, “This is my […]
Organizing and decluttering share the same path. Organizing originates in the need for a sense of order. Decluttering stems from a desire to release and requires a concentrated effort to let go. Sometimes we can get carried away with organizing. Everything looks good, but there is still bulk and confusion. “Did I put this in […]
There would be no Empty if there had been no Full. Sometimes full is uncomfortable, overwhelming, a blitz of activity. Sometimes full is joyful and amazing. Then something happens. The need to balance takes hold and either the fabulous full becomes less fabulous or the blitz slows way down to nothing. Gone. That is where […]
Years ago, we had a carpet in our family room that had a loose thread. If you pulled on the thread, the rug would start to unravel in a perfect straight line up the seam. I could see where this was going all the way to the end of the room. The rug was coming […]