Lately I’ve developed a habit of waking up in the wee hours of the morning – around 3 or 4- being up for a while and then falling back to sleep. Today was no exception, except that when I fell back to sleep I had a vivid and slightly bizarre dream – which I actually remembered. (Not always the case with my dreams). I had my laptop right next to me so I started writing immediately. Although in the 10 or so minutes since I woke up It’s already started to fade. I remember the gist however. Read more...
The Unmistakeable Touch of Grace
One of my current reads is Cheryl Richardson’s, The Unmistakable touch of Grace. It centers around the understanding that the events of our lives happen for a very specific reason. These events – whether its a chance meeting, someone recommending a book, or reading a bumper sticker on a car- are proof that “a benevolent force of energy is available to guide and direct our lives.” This is what she refers to as the unmistakable touch of grace. Its not a new idea. It’s what Deepak Chopra talks about in his book The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire and what he [...] Read more...
Bird House
When I moved into my new house several months ago, I discovered that there was a bird’s nest in the eaves outside my front door. I first discovered it when I came home one night, and I was startled by something flying out from underneath the roof as I opened the door. It scared me half to death and my first though was that it was a bat. After this happened a few times I realized that it was in fact the bird which lives in the nest by the front door. Pretty cool -especially given that my last name [...] Read more...
