change is afoot
and
winter solstice has arrived.
—
“change in all things is sweet.”
-aristotle
—
image credit:
‘Origin of the Spark’ – new painting by Stephanie Law,
as featured in her ‘Conjure’ exhibition
Dec21
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Dec20
conscience.
Dec19
growing.
as we watched
the big kids perform
‘a christmas carol’
the kinder
kept whispering
and asking
‘why is that man so mean?’
‘why is he so crabby?’
‘how can he be that mean?’
I told them that later in the play
mr. scrooge’s heart will grow
and he will learn to be nice
just like what happened to the grinch
it made my own heart grow
to think about
their innocence
their naturally kind and compassionate state of being
how they could not even begin to imagine
why someone would choose to be mean.
—
‘i think being nice is more important than being clever.’
-ricky gervais
Dec18
worth more.
try as he might
my colleague was not able to convince anyone
to steal from him
or trade with him
for this monstrosity of a white elephant gift
that he randomly chose
at our faculty holiday party
it was as huge as a shield, very heavy, and not the most beautiful
(even said on the back that it was microwaveable,
but would not come anywhere near fitting
into any microwave i’ve ever seen,
and was edged in metal)
but we did laugh about it the entire time
and that is certainly worth something. 
‘the manner of giving is worth more than the gift.’
Dec17
at rest.
the farmers and their market are at rest.
doing important work every day
returning here each week to sell their bounty
sleep comes at a price.
—
‘if the farmer is poor, so is the whole country.’
-polish proverb
Dec16
do well.
this quote is found in children’s literature
but is a great reminder for all ages.
Dec15
who’s the boss?
I find it simply impossible
to sit through
one single episode of
‘undercover boss’
without tears rolling down my face
or to watch
one rerun of
‘the office’
without laughing out loud.
my daughters have said
that most of my own stories
end with me
either crying or laughing.
apparently
my heart is the real boss of me.
—
“Sometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss
that’s always trying to teach people things.
Sometimes you just have to be the boss of dancing.”
(Season 2, Episode 11) The Office – Michael Scott (Steve Carrell)
—
image credit: nbc tv/comedy central – the office
Dec14
carefully.
kinder carefully bathe their babies
each with their own method
including a squeegee
all were clean and happy.
—
“it is the nature of babies to be in bliss.”
-deepak chopra
Dec13
soul-stirring.
this is not me
but we both
always have green eyes
usually wear glasses
sometimes like to get fancy
and never fail to enjoy ice cream
—
what better time to celebrate national ice cream day than a week before winter begins?
—
“i doubt whether the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise
than the first adventure with ice cream.”
-heywood broun
—
image credit: christine de carvalho, darling lola designs ‘ice cream bae’ in watercolor
Dec12
light and dark.
kinder create
then it’s all dark
turn on the black light
their art comes alive
like magic.
—
“every moment of light and dark is a miracle.”
-walt whitman
I didn't have my glasses on.... 