For ten years we had a beautiful green garden. For twenty years the sun always shone on our thatched roofs. My mother came out and ca...

When fishes swim  in waters green behind the cube of glass, and wake me  in the middle of dreams with bubbles,  speaki...

Looking back upon the past summer and the incredible heat of October, it seemed to me that Autumn would never truly arrive even though my C...

. Life, like Halloween, is full of tricks and treats. When we carry that bag around from door to door asking for tricks or treats, we take ...

When the sky is infused with deep heaviness it is like my life when struggling with despondency. It's hard to see the ...

She watched the hummingbird through the slice of light in the curtains wishing someone would come and open them onto the world. Just ...

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,...

Liz Valencia Ballet Folklorico Dancer I had agreed to go to  Costco  with my new friend, a retired nun, teacher and seamstress. She...

I'm overwhelmed today. I woke up feeling sad. Didn't even have the sleep gone from my eyes and all I wanted to do was cry. Well, cry...

Two more big earthquakes today in Japan , the same area as the one in March.  I am so grateful that Katsumi lives here and not back home in...

Watching this documentary brings up a lot of mixed emotions. On the one hand Colin Beaven ( No Impact Man) appears to go to extremes, tryi...

I live and die; drowning, I burn to death, Seared by the ice and frozen by the fire; Life is as hard as iron, as soft as breath; My joy an...

I thought nothing of it. I didn't even realize he had ordered them. I attend a small clinic associated with Stanford University Medical ...

When my dear friend, Linda, was diagnosed with cancer, she didn't me until close to the end. I recall a few times when she had symptom...