Every Day Zen
I know a place where love still wins, an animal sanctuary where love is always present. It lies in the heart of a family farm nestled deep in a Florida forest. Here, the life-death continuum is celebrated moment by moment. And in this moment, I mark the death of feline EmmaRose (ER), a tiny, gray-blue... Continue Reading →
Nothing grounds me like a poem. Nothing. It brings me to life right where I am. Crossing the gulf of today’s #DailyDose is not a task too tall. It is paw by paw focus. as the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the... Continue Reading →
It was the waning hour of the moon, not yet dawn, as feline EmmaRose (ER) and I watched a possum forage in the moonlight, meticulous in its food selection. It is not the first time we have watched but such viewings are increasingly rare. The time of in-between, as night becomes morning, can be restless... Continue Reading →
As aging beings, feline EmmaRose and I are forgoing the way we once lived. More and more, our bodies surprise. Less and less is there any choice involved. It feels as if we are living a routine of no routine, easier for me to accept than for EmmaRose (ER). Always, she lives in the moment—... Continue Reading →
Ours is to co-exist with everything else, even with the insect in the room. There are times I escort bugs and insects to the world outside our windowpane. Perhaps, some return or it is a look-alike bug or insect. Nonetheless, I return them to the other side of the pane. Theirs is a fragile world,... Continue Reading →
