Here we are at the beginning of a holiday season like no other. Wrapped in a pandemic, uncovering the gifts of this season will require a bit of effort, but will also offer opportunity! In the true spirit of Wonder and Possibility, we invite you to approach the weeks ahead with curiosity. If the holidays can’t […]
While flowers are starting to bloom along with budding trees, many of us continue to be confined to shelter in place restrictions. There is still of a sense of pause, when we consider how to proceed with work, family routines or connections in our outside world. For some areas, getting back to the “new normal” with places starting to reopen requires […]
And you thought my adventure was over when I returned home from Italy! (Previous post – Grapes, Gratitude & Grace 11/22/19) Well, the adventure continued… Five days after returning home, I flew to California to help with my mother’s convalescence due to her leg injury. My original plan was to stay for two weeks. Instead, […]
Life and death have always seemed to me the ultimate mysteries, offering questions to ponder and possibilities to explore. Finding those questions so compelling, I was not surprised that I felt called to serve as a hospice volunteer. In doing so, I have the great honor and joy of helping others navigate the transition from […]
When I was a kid in Ohio, Wally Kinnan was the weatherman on the local news show. I had an affinity toward his presentation of the weather with his felt board and the different cartoon like symbols of sun, rain and snow. His demeanor was calm, cool and collected no matter what the skies overhead […]
A Step Into Timeless Wonder & Possibility Floating down on a cloud, Mary Poppins entered my life, fifty-four years ago. Enveloped by darkness and the big screen of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, I was mesmerized by the wonder and possibility of magic through the cinematic storytelling of the Banks family and their “practically perfect […]
Is Mindfulness just a buzzword? A simple Google search of the term returns over 134,000,000 results! With thousands of blogs, articles, websites, magazines, even apps for our devices, it’s easy to believe we’ve heard enough about the topic. It might seem mindfulness is just another fad or passing trend. On the contrary, I believe it is […]
Now nothing’s impossible, I’ve found for when my chin is on the ground, […]
This quote came across my desk recently, and I realized it captures the essence of our blog, so I wanted to share it: People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the oceans, at the circular […]