Photo: The shirt off my brother’s back.

Where are my words? Do they stir in some unknown lake, far beyond the landing where I stand? Why do they rest in the murky waters holding their breath, when I long to catch them? What bait would tease them…

On a blistering cold winter day in Italy, this carved marble angel caught my eye and seemed to say: In every corner there is hope! I am hoping for cooler weather soon, or I am going to take up residence…

Knowing that what you are is beautiful. Counting our flaws as points of interest, rather than covering them up. Willing to see beyond the boundaries of what is dictated by being simply who we are. Wearing nothing except honesty is…

                               Wild over growth of green and dry weeds, strong worn fence, foggy uncertainty lures with a whisper…. jump! photo: Northern California Coastline beckons me to stay. This fence has…

                               Unfolding, petal by petal, accepting the reality of each moment …not rushing it to be more than it is. The secret is not stealing the beauty of tomorrow by…