Music, Poetry, Dance, Art, Nature, Food, Friends, Travel - all of these things have given me joy. When Nature, Friends, and Travel were curtailed by COVID-19, I turned to music, poetry, dance and art to keep me joyful in these past bleary months. And so spring came, flowers blossomed, the sky returned to its blissful … Continue reading Simple Joy
Category: mindfulness
Ascent: Sharing Our Stories
This week's Sharing Our Stories prompt from Ruth Ayres was "spreading your wings wider." I thought about her words for a little while. Lately, I've been spreading my wings a little wider each day even though we remain in quarantine. It's funny how being physically inside has made me become more open and wandering within my mind and heart...
Getting Wild in the Wonder Lab
I don’t think I have a very wild life, but I do have a wild mind. A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to be allowed to create a hands-on maker space in my school called the Wonder Lab. It is a place where elementary students come to work on independent projects and … Continue reading Getting Wild in the Wonder Lab
Magic in the Middle
I am in love with words. I don’t know when it happened. It might have started with “Mama.” Words held meaning, and I was eager from the beginning to express myself. Writing is like breathing to me – I cannot differentiate one from the other. When I go long period without writing, it’s like … Continue reading Magic in the Middle
Invitations to Wonder…
Last week, Ruth Ayers invited her online writing group (SOS: Sharing Our Stories) to write about 7 small things. Instead, I chose to write about anger. Anger is not a small thing. Anger is a big thing, an explosive thing. It starts small and then grows. As I read some members' blog posts this week, … Continue reading Invitations to Wonder…
Ming Tao Xuan or How to Relax in Old Montreal
My travels in Old Montreal, finding peace and mindfulness
Word Dancer: Literature, the Arts, & Education 