I’m having problems with my blog software, so there may be some absences or technical difficulties until next week, while I take this week to solve them. You’ll have to endure, as will I. In the meantime, I like this poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. Listen to a temporary streaming of Ray LaMontagne’s entire new […]
It’s Easy To Miss Something You’re Not Looking For
Remember the lovely Naomi Shihab Nye poem I posted last Monday, about missing an opportunity because you’re blind and deaf to it? Well, here’s another test. You get another chance. Wink, wink. Please stop reading by the end of this paragraph if you truly want to challenge yourself. If you read any further, it’ll spoil […]
Missing the Boat
Missing the Boat by Naomi Shihab Nye It is not so much that the boat passed and you failed to notice it. It is more like the boat stopping directly outside your bedroom window, the captain blowing the signal-horn, the band playing a rousing march. The boat shouted, waving bright flags, its silver hull blinding […]
Kindness
Taken from Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Kindness”: Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore, only kindness that ties your shoes and sends you out into the day to mail letters and purchase bread, only kindness that raises its head from the crowd of the world to say It is I you have been […]
Parenting Doldrums
As any new parent, I’m feeling a little worn around the edges–exhausted, depleted, and discouraged. So, I’m ready for our upcoming trip to the southern regions of this world where there are sandy beaches and ample sun and fabulous food. It will be good for continued bonding with Liliana and good for the spirit (because, […]