Ordinary Words
Learning to read again Look it Up Dictionaries are dangerous. They contain all those words. Those words help describe your life. When you think about who made the first compilation…
NEXT Ache
Relief won't really help Being human brings with it lots of aches along the way. Some are annoyingly small like papercuts and others are biggies like broken bones. They are…
Ordinary Worthless
Check under the mattress There is a series of commercials and sayings that point out "priceless" items. It is nice to think of objects as being so valuable that a…
NEXT Wagon
It's easy to fall off a moving object Falling off the wagon is not painless, but it is helpful. Hear me out. Industrious humans like to start out calendars with…
Ordinary Slap Dash
Scattered by myself Options are important to me. When I first realized that there were so many, I really started to appreciate them more. They also helped me see how…
NEXT Just in Case
Who knows Our stuff. It's everywhere. The first belongings are those onesies. And adorable beanies. And booties. But we grow and they become useless. Automatically, new belongings are needed. That…
Ordinary Rest
Take a nap from people It is likely that you have learned not to nap. Or rest when needed. Since those sleepy days prior to elementary school, humans have put…
NEXT Spring
Time to leave the nest Temperature changes The first shoulder season that I was lucky enough to observe from a window was the fall after the great pandemic home retreat.…
Ordinary Company
Fly on your own Unaccompanied Those who want to learn to fly often check to see how many hours of preparation are required until they can do it on their…
NEXT Ownership
Put your toys away Possessions The actual list of what really belongs to us is short. This is not the list of stuff we purchase along the way in life…