A little glimpse of Joy

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything. ~William Shakespeare I think I came across my first Joy encounter last week. Of course, there's been some moments of happiness, but like we discussed earlier this year, Happy is not necessarily the same feeling as Joy. This Joy encounter came from an unexpected source....the cancer …

Quotography: Import

The intellectual life may be kept clean and healthful, if man will live the life of nature and not import into his mind difficulties which are none of his. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This is an excerpt from a much longer essay titled Spiritual Laws. While many of Emerson's transcendentalism ideas do not align with my personal, …

Have you been a dandelion puff?

Texture by Kim Klassen, Return at 100% Soft Light I was a dandelion puff...Some saw the beauty in me and stooped quietly to admire my innocence. Others saw the potential of what I could do for them, so they uprooted me, seeking to shape me around their needs. They blew at my head, scattering my …

Ralph Lauren doesn’t get it

Mega-fashion company, Ralph Lauren, owes all women a huge apology. By now, I'm sure everyone has seen the photo of the emaciated, PhotoShopped model looking more like an alien Bratz doll than a human. What on earth were they thinking? Thinking? Obviously there was little, if any, thought that preceded the idea of putting this …

Ralph Lauren doesn't get it

Mega-fashion company, Ralph Lauren, owes all women a huge apology. By now, I'm sure everyone has seen the photo of the emaciated, PhotoShopped model looking more like an alien Bratz doll than a human. What on earth were they thinking? Thinking? Obviously there was little, if any, thought that preceded the idea of putting this …