Embrace The Nincompoop [on Merely A Thought Monday]
I always appreciate when life lessons come in different forms and from multiple directions. The first time I remember hearing this lesson was standing on a street corner in San Francisco with Quinn....
View ArticleSee The Angels [on KS Friday]
Like most people I have had some dark nights of the soul. Fortunately, I also have a life rich in beacons, special people that shine bright and light the way in my darkest hours. Best-of-all, my...
View ArticleBe The Rain [on Two Artists Tuesday]
If you want to see me cry, play Lowen and Navarro’s song, If I Was The Rain. There are two versions that kill me. The version released on their album, All The Time In The World. And, the Youtube of...
View ArticleGive A Heart Lift [David’s blog on Merely A Thought Monday]
We found a quilted heart. Gently fluttering in the breeze, colorful splashes suspended from a limb, we stopped and said simultaneously, “What’s that?” The truth: we needed a heart lift that day. It...
View ArticleSee The SISU [David’s blog on Merely A Thought Monday]
Sisu is a word that is often used in Kerri’s family. With Finnish roots braided through strands of Norwegian, for them it is more than a word. It’s an inheritance. It’s DNA. It was new to me when I...
View ArticleTrance Dance [David’s blog on KS Friday]
Our son is an artist. He composes EDM – electronic dance music. The proper term is “DJ” but that doesn’t begin to describe the art form. He does more than select tunes and spin discs. He builds...
View ArticleFind Hope [David’s blog on Two Artists Tuesday]
To say our weather has been weird is an understatement. It is February in Wisconsin and I’ve not yet used my snow shovel. I know that a mile or so inland there has been some substantial snow – some –...
View ArticleMaple Dreams [David’s blog on Not So Flawed Wednesday]
Tiny helicopters capable of catching the wind and carrying the seeds of a maple, each a pod of wild-tree-possibility. They require something more than luck to let-go and launch into space. With no...
View ArticleMy Wise-Eyes [David’s blog on KS Friday]
We were awake in the middle of the night. I don’t mind these doughnut holes in our sleep because we tend to have heart-to-heart chats. In the dark hours we reach deep into reflection and yearning. We...
View ArticleThen And Now [David’s blog on Two Artists Tuesday]
Then and now. The moment we knew we were going to Aspen, we looked at each other and said, “John Denver Sanctuary”. It is a special place. A place of peace and quiet in an angry noisy world. We first...
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