So, after spending the last 6 weeks clearing out my mother-in-law’s 5 storage units, I felt a not-so-sudden urge to simplify my own life even more. In recent years, I’ve become increasingly fond of the movement towards minimalism. Dealing with the results of a lifetime of hoarding caused this …
I’ve been exhuming the past again and happened upon another piece of writing from a while back, as in this previous post. My much-beloved writing coach, Cathy Eden, often recalls this piece fondly. She says that capturing these snippets of life is a way of acknowledging and honouring the significance of seemingly …
I’ve been thinking about the time when I used to lock my keys in my car at least once a week and not be able to find things I was “absolutely 100% certain” (in my imagination) that I had put in a particular place. I know that my mind at …
Do you have any idea how many scams are running at any given time? Many. LOTS. I discovered this due to the fact that my current project is redistributing my 83-year-old mother-in-law’s accumulated possessions. This because her 563 storage units are costing her more than the value of the …
A world without books. Real books. Those made of paper embedded with ink. I remember some saying that eventually everything will be electronic. Printed books will be gone. Defunct. What a horrifying thought. However, I doubt that all the books could be replaced completely by virtual reality. Perhaps there may …
Good Bye Met up with a friend today, A girl I knew from long ago. She’d always been a bright young thing, In her eyes a living glow. We talked of times of energy, Accomplishments and useful deeds, Of hope and its accoutrements, Of dreams, what ifs, of …
The sun makes my eyes tired. In a soporific sort of way. The word “soporific” always makes me think of Beatrix Potter’s “Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies” It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is “soporific.” I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then …
There is no culture on earth without art. Wherever you look, people express themselves through some form of drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, music, or writing. Why is that? Gestalt Therapist Fritz Perlz said, ‘The healthiest form of projection is Art’. Could it be that art goes beyond ‘fun’? That it’s …
I watched a documentary a while ago about some friends from America that go to a small village in Guatemala for 56 days to see if they can each live on a dollar a day. Their experience keeps coming back to me and reminding me of how privileged I …
***Dedicated to my friend Lisa who put me onto the importance of 20-second hugs*** International Hugging Day falls on the 21st of January. I know that’s a way off, but it’s always good to be prepared. Why does hugging need a special day anyway? Really, we should be rolling …
