by Kate | Apr 20, 2022 | connectedness
I have been working on a painting of elephants. (When it’s finished, I will post it and add a link.) Things are going well so far. The other day I thought about adding a few bright and unexpected colors. If I add them, will it ruin what’s there? I worried. As I pulled...
by Kate | Apr 13, 2022 | Chronic healing, connectedness
Last Saturday, my husband and I got together with my two brothers and their wives. It’s the first time in about two years because of pandemic separations. There is something wonderful about being in the same room, breathing the same air. Yet, I immediately started to...
by Kate | Apr 22, 2021 | Chronic healing, connectedness
In six more days, I will be fully vaccinated – two Pfizer vaccine shots +2 weeks of quarantine. While I’m excited about getting to the dentist and eye doctor, I am not going back to any in-person gatherings. We are still in the midst of pandemic and I, as “a person...
by Kate | Apr 14, 2021 | connectedness
Dr. Richard Davidson, neuropsychologist at the Healthy Minds Institute, doesn’t like the term “social distancing.” A year ago, just as the pandemic was being recognized, he posted a YouTube video titled “Social Connection While We Are Physically Distancing.” Davidson...
by Kate | Apr 7, 2021 | connectedness
I live in a quiet household. My husband and I don’t talk much anymore. This is not the cold silence of two people in conflict. It is, rather, a relaxed companionship. “Yogic tradition has it that speech must pass before three barriers prior to being uttered aloud....
by Kate | Jul 24, 2020 | connectedness
Lately I’ve been thinking about ways to recognize the preciousness – the holiness – of each moment. At first, I considered words like “consecrate” and “sanctify.” They suggest that the choice comes from me. Instead, I want to acknowledge the sacredness of all that...
