“How wonderful to be understood/ to just sit here while some kind person/ relieves you of the awful burden/ of having to explain yourself, of having/ to find other words to say what you meant…and you have only to sit here and be grateful/ for words so quiet so discerning they seem/ not words but […]
“Wounding and healing are not opposites. They’re part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is our limitations that make us kind to the limitations of other people. It is our loneliness that helps us to find other people or to even […]
We are getting in the holiday mood over here as a lovely denial of the chemo week coming tomorrow. Here is a random and possibly fated collection of goodies that have flowed onto my porch, all gifted. Consider paying forward kindness into your community and rounding up some of these gifts to delight a loved […]