Mary Oliver
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Unexpected joy
“Joy is not made to be a crumb.” ~Mary Oliver Suddenly, everyone’s talking about “joy” — a word that’s typically reserved for holiday greeting cards. When was the last time you felt joy? Joy is unbridled optimism and unabashed positivity, which can be hard to feel if you’re mired in the habit of negative thinking. Dark energy, after all, is both pervasive and contagious. So, who doesn’t want to experience joy for a change? Mary Oliver’s poetry always resonates. And when a dear friend shared “Don’t Hesitate” in an email last week, the word “joy” jumped off the screen and lifted me from the funk I was in. It was…
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When life feels too short
Yesterday I attended the visitation for a neighbor’s husband, a man whose life ended too soon following an illness. The funeral home was crowded with family, old neighbors and friends. Other neighbors who’d known Jim for decades — whose children grew up with his — had many good stories and memories to share. Sadly, I learned more about him after he died than I did when he lived a few blocks away from me. Isn’t that the way it often goes? We’ve had too much bad news in our wonderful neighborhood (and our world) lately. And if we’re not mindful, it’s easy to get pulled under by the long, slow…
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Finding contentment
“Sometimes I need only stand wherever I am to be blessed.” ~Mary Oliver Cindy La Ferle For additional content, please visit the home page. To share on social media, look for the beige box located below each day’s post.
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Winter’s calling card
“Snow was falling, so much like stars, filling the dark trees, that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness.” ~Mary Oliver After the storm / Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing options and content that doesn’t appear in this email, please visit the home page.