4/30/16 RMB Ordinary Moments?

4/30/16 RMB Ordinary Moments?

Dear Rita Mae Brown,

April showers glide us into May. The month flew by with ups and downs that drove me to the library for a copy of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, a book that has been on “my list” for years.

After one particularly hectic day, Teddy asked, “Have you read…” and so now I am reading it.

“There are no ordinary moments.” I like that line in particular.

Still reading, still learning,

Loraine

4/11/16 RMB Saying “When”

4/11/16 RMB Saying “When”

Dear Rita Mae Brown,

I’ve been wondering lately about when you say “when”. You know how people will pour your drink and instruct you to say “when”. Inevitably someone will respond “When” once the liquid has reached the optimal level.

Here we are in the midst of candidates, spewing demands and pompous statements, touting violence and discrimination.

Where’s the tipping point? When do we say “when”? When is enough ENOUGH ALREADY?

There were those in the 1930’s who warned against Hitler’s politics. But it wasn’t enough to turn the tide. People heard what they wanted to hear, until the truth could no longer be denied. How can we have learned so little in eight decades of aftermath?

If words are damning to one, they are damning to all.

When,

Loraine

3/20/16 RMB This is IT

3/20/16 RMB This is IT

Dear Rita Mae Brown,

Sifting through the puzzle pieces of our lives, the people we know, the places we go, there is a rhythm, and we spend our time searching for solutions, the perfect fit.

Sometimes perfection is in mixing the colors, in not matching, in uneven edges and off key tunes, the perfect imperfection of life.

This is it. The “it” we search for sits within awaiting discovery, amused by chaos, lulled by sound, and alive with spirit, here for now and hereafter, forever, everlasting.

To view oneself seeing, to hear one’s own voice speaking, to observe the feelings flowing through one’s own body, this is viewing oneself through an inner vision. Take that inner light to heart. Comprehend its power, its joy, and share it with the world.

Find strength in it and be guided by it. The place it originates, like the space between the notes of a song, is what holds everything together.

Togetherness, ‘tis goodness in it,

Loraine