Author: adanaher

Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last! What a task to ask of anything, or anyone…Mary Oliver I love it when the shirts turn plaid.New Yorker cartoon in reference to the fall season. A few days ago, following an early morning rain, I sat on a park bench taking in the freshness … Continue reading Squeeze the Day- Changing Seasons in the Time of COVID-19

Practice listening to your intuition, your inner voice; ask questions; be curious; see what you see; hear what you hear; and then act upon what you know to be true.Clarissa Pinkola Estés We are now beginning to emerge from months of COVID cocooning, having lived (and continuing to live) by the daily watchwords of caution; … Continue reading Musings of a Wild Woman

Rest is a sacred act. Anne Lamott Don’t reach for normal; reach for better. Michelle Obama At this stage in the COVID journey, we seem to be in a new place. The need to be vigilant remains; life is far from what it was; and many people (parents, care providers, essential workers of all kinds, … Continue reading Day to Day Living in the Time of COVID-19 -Have Mask Will Travel

Greetings! Recent events over the last few months have heightened our awareness of the breath: the challenges in breathing associated with COVID; the earth getting a breather with people staying in place; and protests with the words, "I can't breathe".  This post, written by friend and colleague, Catherine Walker, brings another perspective to the idea … Continue reading Guest Post: The Right to Breathe

The arc of the universe bends toward justice. Martin Luther King My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. Desmond Tutu The past few weeks are like none that I can remember. At times it’s felt like Rome was burning. What on earth is happening? The confluence of a … Continue reading Changing Times- We Can Only Hope

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends. Virginia Woolf A little while back, a delivery of fresh cut flowers arrived. It was from a friend with a note to say she was thinking of us and wished us well for the approaching holidays. I was touched by her thoughtfulness and … Continue reading Friends –Anchors in Our Lives

We must admit there will be music despite everything Jack Gilbert COVID- 19 has become the Great Interrupter! The world has been stopped in its tracks. Routines shelved.  Daily life re-invented in the shared space called home.  Right now, it feels like a stretch to call what I do a routine. The day slips and … Continue reading Doing Things Differently in the Time of COVID-19

  Only God knows how much I love you. Gabriel García Márquez from “Love in the Time of Cholera”  This amazing spirit of human solidarity must become even more infectious than the virus itself. Dr.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Who could have imagined the current state of the world? Our capacity to be resourceful, … Continue reading Love in the Time of COVID-19

At last you knew what you had to do…. Mary Oliver from her poem "The Journey" Above all be the heroine in your own life. Nora Roberts For many years now I have had a recurring fantasy of getting into a car and driving somewhere by myself. No destination in mind but setting out alone … Continue reading The Heroine’s Journey- The Path in Later Life

My life is my message. Mahatma Gandhi When we change the conversation, we change the future. Juanita Brown As I thought back to 2019 and the current state of affairs in the world, the quote that first came to mind was the witches’ chant in Macbeth: Double double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron … Continue reading Looking Back, Looking Ahead to 2020