Serenity… refocus – seek joy – thrive

I was updating my “Why this is all about me” page this morning, and at one point I needed something to compare creatively working through the junk to get to the good stuff to. Of course the usual came to mind – gemstones, a diamond in particular – but I don’t much like gemstones, and [...]

It is far more fun to do something you want to do, rather than something you feel you should do.

A rare quiet moment here, thank the goddes. To make a change from the regular cold or flu that’s been hanging around all winter, a little stomach bug walked in the house with one of my grandchildren last week, when they returned from a few days spent at their dad’s house, and it’s jumped from [...]

I mentioned yesterday that I thought that to re-brand and renew Human Beams, we needed a new name. I still think that – or maybe at least a good tagline. Anyway, I thought I had found it yesterday. A line of a poem by Langston Hughes just sort of leaped out at me and I [...]

Wake up in the morning, sip that first cup of coffee and set out to find something good to greet the writing day. And to bid it goodnight. That’s my plan, though I am not under any illusions that it will be easy. Good news des not always jump into your face like bad does. [...]

First, a nasty flu (nothing to do with pigs, though, I don’t think) and then my keyboard bites the dust. Computer is still on its last legs, too, but still standing for now. “Interesting times” indeed, these last couple of years of my life. Me, I’m ready for plain old boring for a while. ETA: [...]

Sigh.-I-have-keyboard-&-computer-issues. Obviously-no-space-key.=Less-obviously-no-”n”-or-”b”-key. Also,computer-is-dying. Will-return-as-soon-as-possible.

Said the 4 year old, upon disembarking into a completely different place after his first cognizant ride in an elevator. Sometimes kids make up for all their other annoyances just with wonder.

The black cat that lives on my patio doesn’t belong to me. He doesn’t belong to anyone – although he seems remarkably well cared for, for a stray. His thick, glossy fur on his large, muscled frame alternately reflects and absorbs all light as he wanders, strutting through his half-wild life as a part of [...]

February 2010 Been a few changes over the past few months – some good. Some truly awful. But, I have started writing my book. At this point I am only about 10,000 words in but… I am writing it! I am saying six months for the first and second draft. More drafts, if needed, after [...]