If you read my post about Karen Maezen Miller’s new book Hand Wash Cold yesterday, you’ll know that I’m trying my darnedest to live every day of my life–the one I’ve been so generously given. I have to break it to you, though. Sometimes I get kinda tired. Kinda weary. Kinda discouraged. And then I […]
Momma Zen Does It Again
In January, while the cold wintry winds blew the snow into higher mounds outside, I holed up in a local coffee shop and read an advance copy of Karen Maezen Miller’s new book Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life. I didn’t know what to expect, except as most of you know by […]
Fighting Hatred With Love
You know what they say (“they” meaning this mysterious group of imaginary grouchy people who float about for the sole purpose of sucking the joy out of life) about not-feeling-butterflies-anymore-once-you-get-married? Well. I’m here to prove them wrong. I received an e-mail from my lovely other half yesterday afternoon, and I was so touched by it […]
This is How I Know
From Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet: If I were to tell you one more thing, it would be this: Do not believe that the one who seeks to comfort you lives without difficulty the simple and humble words that sometimes help you. His life contains much grief and sadness and he remains […]
Standing In It
Sometimes we’re simply standing in it–whether it be discouragement, sadness, anger, frustration, boredom, stagnation–and all we do is wonder when it will be over. Because then life will be better. Then we’ll be beautiful and smart and gosh-darn-it, people will like us! Then we’ll do and say fabulous things. Then we’ll be on top of […]