Happiness 10-19
dragons getting lots of unexpected checks in the mail playing the violin
Author: winslow eliot
Writing for the Ages
When my daughter was seventeen, and I was in my late forties, she remarked how sad it must be to grow old (she was focusing primarily on externals). I protested vehemently and pointed out that the view one has from a lifetime of experience makes all the difference in living. “You were cute as a Read more about Writing for the Ages[…]
Happiness 10-18
Castel San Angelo seen from your apartment terrace letting be, not just letting go eyelashes
Happiness 10-17
the rain forests in Suriname aspirin building a house
Happiness 10-16
Fresh water from a well The ocean in a snow storm Middle-of-the-night insight
Happiness 10-15
exciting, unexpected news the island of Capri a quiet classroom of teens
Happiness 10-14
a smoothly running engine flexibility Sherwood Forest
Happiness 10-13
looking at maps black olives the calls of geese flying overhead
Transitions, Poetry, & Teens
I wonder whether we pay enough attention to the fragile time of transitioning from one thing to the next. Moving from playtime to bedtime can bring on a tantrum. Moving from one job to another may not bring on a tantrum, but it can be devastating. Moving from an old home to a new one Read more about Transitions, Poetry, & Teens[…]
Happiness 10-12
the first hard frost a poet from Damascus singing in harmony with friends
Waiting for the Call that You Think Will Change Your Life
Your agent has submitted the manuscript of your latest novel to a dozen major publishers. You are living in a strange pause, like being in a bare, sterile waiting room belonging to a stranger, where you wait for the call that will change your life. Again. There isn’t a writer alive who hasn’t experienced this. Read more about Waiting for the Call that You Think Will Change Your Life[…]
Happiness 10-11
jumping on a trampoline the discovery Bluehenge tenderness
WriteSpa #8 – Writing for the ages
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers When my daughter was seventeen, and I was in my late forties, she remarked how sad it must be to grow old (she was focusing primarily on externals). I protested vehemently and pointed out that the view one has from a lifetime of experience makes all the difference in Read more about WriteSpa #8 – Writing for the ages[…]
Daily happiness 10-10
being with teenagers Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome traveling by barge through Belgium
Daily happiness 10-9
a pine needle path through the woods feeling brave a gondola ride by moonlight
Daily happiness 10-7
yellow leaves at night under a street lamp traveling by train clapping your hands
Daily Happiness 10-8
finding hidden sapphire earrings that belonged to your grandmother a foot massage zhikr: the practice of remembrance
Daily happiness 10-6
a blank notebook sailing in the Greek islands accomplishing something hard
Daily happiness 10-5
turtle doves free-falling just before the parachute opens holding a baby
Do We Build a Story, or Do We Plant It?
The other day I was re-reading portions of one of my favorite books of all time: Meditations on the Tarot. The card known as The Tower, or Chaos, drew me in particular. The image is of a crumbling tower being struck by a bolt of lightning. Does it symbolize justice, wrath, fate, angry gods, or Read more about Do We Build a Story, or Do We Plant It?[…]
Daily happiness 10-4
people helping out in a disaster Wordsworth pumpkin fields
Daily happiness 10-3
flannel sheets freshly dried in the sun a thank-you note ylang ylang