Tag Archives: depression
As Cool as the Air in a Redwood Grove
One of the chapters of Anne Lamott’s Travelling Mercies is an account of a health scare she had with her son Sam. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, depending on your perspective (and mental health), we had a similar experience this week … Continue reading
Filed under anxiety, courage, depression, family life, spirituality
Goodbye to Winter: A Love Letter
The most romantic moment of my winter this year was on New Year’s Eve, standing in the bathroom watching my husband try out his new nose hair clippers. And this not to imply that there is no romance in my … Continue reading
Filed under courage, depression, gratitude, poetry, spirituality
Things Mostly (Not) Green
My friend Tom once shared a story of a woman he knew who kept a journal about gardening. One entry that always stuck with him was a short observation on a day when the slow transition from winter to spring seemed to sharpen … Continue reading
Filed under courage, depression
“Sit. Feast on your life.”
Today is the first Friday of Lent—no meat for those observing Lenten practices. And here’s some interesting Catholic trivia I found while looking up Lenten fasting: “abstinence,” which in this case refers to not eating meat, does not include “meat … Continue reading
Filed under depression, love, mindfulness, poetry, spirituality
“Something New in the Ashes of Your Life”*
A few weeks ago, I was talking with my dad about what he and my mother plan to do after they retire in June. Somehow the conversation got around to where they wanted to live, “down the road,” which I … Continue reading
Filed under depression, mindfulness, poetry, spirituality
Blood-Red and Black/More on Creativity
Still wondering about creativity, still immersing myself in some of the vast quantities of material out there, and am very grateful for all of the amazing work that has been and is being done to explore the connections between creativity and … Continue reading
Filed under poetry
Lost (and Believing in Found)
I’m in the midst of preparing for a Heartland Writing workshop on creativity that I’m giving on January 30th, and being “in the midst of” is just what it feels like. There is so much material on creativity out there, so … Continue reading
