purification

On Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:27 am, in big picture stuff, health, just thinkin', by Lori

Solitude is the place of purification. ~MBuber (I’d go to a desert alone for 40 days if’n I could…..but I can’t so this’ll do)

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grace and dignity and carrying on

On Monday, January 30, 2012, 11:33 am, in big picture stuff, compassion, my people, by Lori

it’s hard for everyone — what matters is how you face it. right?

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a drive-by

On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:48 pm, in big picture stuff, gratitude, it's the little things too, joy, quotes, by Lori

“Cracked Open in Dunkin’ Donuts” — a Lori story

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time

On Thursday, January 12, 2012, 12:36 pm, in big picture stuff, just thinkin', reading, recommendations, by Lori

ti-i-i-i-me is on my side [yes it is]

it’s coming

On Thursday, January 5, 2012, 6:13 pm, in big picture stuff, bloggie stuff, travel, by Lori

thinking about my upcoming digital sabbatical

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the best….

On Saturday, December 31, 2011, 7:54 am, in big picture stuff, FO2011, gratitude, just life, knitting, recommendations, vietnam, by Lori

Should auld acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind? / Should auld acquaintance be forgot / And auld lang syne!

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the longest night *always* ends (so far!)

On Thursday, December 22, 2011, 12:30 am, in big picture stuff, poetry, by Lori

the poets speak and I just set them up:

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a frightening idea

On Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 7:00 am, in big picture stuff, bloggie stuff, books, just life, just thinkin', by Lori

think I can pull it off?

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December 20, 1936

On Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 2:12 pm, in big picture stuff, childhood, my people, by Lori

happy birthday to my dad.

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mid-century modern, #2

On Sunday, November 6, 2011, 12:01 am, in big picture stuff, gratitude, health, it's the little things too, just thinkin', by Lori

happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear me-ee, happy birthday to me! and many more…..

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my big dream

On Saturday, November 5, 2011, 2:31 pm, in big picture stuff, creativity, by Lori

finally, taking up this one big dream.

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sometimes there aren’t enough rocks

On Monday, October 31, 2011, 7:19 am, in big picture stuff, childhood, my people, by Lori

With memory set smarting like a reopened wound, a man’s past is not simply a dead history, an outworn preparation of the present: it is not a repented error shaken loose from the life: it is a still quivering part of himself, bringing shudders and bitter flavors and the tinglings of a merited shame. ~George Eliot

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what is YOUR big dream?

On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 11:51 am, in big picture stuff, gratitude, it's the little things too, just life, just thinkin', by Lori

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving. And we all have some power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing. — Louisa May Alcott

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resistance is futile

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 3:15 am, in art, big picture stuff, daughter, gratitude, it's the little things too, just life, just thinkin', poetry, quotes, by Lori

just sitting in the quiet, feeling happy and grateful this morning for more things than i can say

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on being myself

On Thursday, September 22, 2011, 10:30 am, in big picture stuff, by Lori

Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
Tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
‘Cause I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)

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what i long for

On Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:49 am, in big picture stuff, childhood, daughter, just thinkin', by Lori

plumbing and sounding the depths.

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clumpy

On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 8:08 am, in big picture stuff, blanket, FO2011, knitting, love it, sweaters, travel, by Lori

we clearly need to overthrow the Weather Czar. this is crazy.

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becoming

On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 12:25 pm, in big picture stuff, compassion, gratitude, just thinkin', by Lori

words to live by — not mine, they belong to other women….and the rest of us.

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the wheel is turning

On Monday, August 22, 2011, 3:29 pm, in big picture stuff, just thinkin', by Lori

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change. ~Thomas Hardy

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reorientation

On Thursday, August 11, 2011, 4:16 pm, in big picture stuff, just life, just thinkin', by Lori

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver. I don’t know, Mary, but I’ve got to find out.

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two views of the world

On Sunday, July 24, 2011, 8:32 am, in big picture stuff, by Lori

the world is rich with horrible people who take pleasure in destruction, but that’s not the whole story. thank god.

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join me

On Saturday, June 18, 2011, 7:43 am, in big picture stuff, experience, joy, NY stories, video, weekend, by Lori

Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?

meaning and other stuff like that (navel-gazing)

On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 9:01 am, in big picture stuff, health, just thinkin', by Lori

no pictures today, just a LOT of words.

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now

On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:23 pm, in big picture stuff, compassion, just thinkin', by Lori

I don’t know who Asha Tyson is, but s/he is so right.

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awe.

On Saturday, April 23, 2011, 3:30 pm, in big picture stuff, photography, video, by Lori

when the moon is in the seventh house, and jupiter aligns with mars…

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words to live by

On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 3:04 pm, in big picture stuff, by Lori

amen, sisters and brothers.

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embodiment

On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 2:02 pm, in big picture stuff, daughter, health, by Lori

We are not physical beings having a spiritual experience, but spiritual beings having a physical experience ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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poetry

On Friday, April 8, 2011, 11:22 am, in big picture stuff, by Lori

Hafiz had it going on.

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rhythms

On Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 9:18 am, in big picture stuff, bloggie stuff, by Lori

it comes and goes, it comes and go-oh-oh-oes…

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smarty-pants

On Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 10:43 am, in big picture stuff, recommendations, by Lori

What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?

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it’s a-coming….

On Friday, March 4, 2011, 11:35 am, in big picture stuff, daughter, just life, knitting, knitting gone wrong, my people, socks, son, sweaters, by Lori

forget your troubles, c’mon get happy…

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but what if the beholder can’t see straight?

On Friday, February 25, 2011, 9:43 am, in big picture stuff, just thinkin', by Lori

Beauty itself soon fades, and when a woman has beauty and nothing else, well, it’s like putting all the goods in the shop window, isn’t it? And the moment she loses her good looks–poor creature! what is she? Just a mere bit of faded finery to be thrown aside. ~henry arthur jones

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the big why

On Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 10:47 am, in big picture stuff, bloggie stuff, friends, by Lori

Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.

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oh. me.

On Thursday, February 17, 2011, 9:48 am, in big picture stuff, video, by Lori

it’s hard to stay here all the time, but it’s much better when we do.

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poetry deluxe

On Friday, February 11, 2011, 3:30 pm, in big picture stuff, just thinkin', poetry, by Lori

smaller and smaller, the sea bashes everything / until voila: sand.

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you know what they say in AA

On Monday, February 7, 2011, 6:52 pm, in big picture stuff, compassion, just thinkin', by Lori

don’t compare your insides to my outsides, man. really. don’t.

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weekend’s best, 2.7.11

On Monday, February 7, 2011, 8:21 am, in big picture stuff, bloggie stuff, daughter, joy, son, weekend, by Lori

will i wait a lonely lifetime, if you want me to, i will.

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the immense power of a story

On Monday, January 31, 2011, 7:45 am, in big picture stuff, books, by Lori

the most powerful story of my life

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politics. sorry.

On Sunday, January 30, 2011, 1:12 pm, in big picture stuff, by Lori

DO NOT let H.R. 3 pass you by — pay attention, speak up.

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frankenposting

On Sunday, January 30, 2011, 11:52 am, in big picture stuff, daughter, FO2011, friends, knitting, love it, my people, scarf, socks, by Lori

a little of this, a little of that, and pretty soon you’ve got something.

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