Goodbye Expectation
A football field of wild daffodils on a back-country road, a champagne toast at my grandmother's grave site, a flash mob pop up in a neighborhood. All these moments shared this week with me by my mother, cousin, and a random stranger on Facebook. The moments, the
A Peace That Surpasses All Understanding
You'll have to read between the lines with this week's blog. I have been in self-isolation for thirteen days. For the most part this time alone has been okay given all the ways we can connect. Four days into self-isolation my friend Jami
Words for the Moment
I will share in weeks to come of my experience this past week. For today I leave you with a prayer, a poem and quote that spoke to me this week. A Prayer Ease O Beloved, change me into One who knows how to relax completely, sleep deeply
“Oh Say Can You See”
Yesterday morning I went out to my front porch and above me I heard the refrain, "O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave". I put my hand to my chest and at the end softly yelled, “Yay!”. A Principal from
The Journey Home
My sister went outside to walk her dog in a quiet suburb of Connecticut all around her the resounding sound of basketballs echoed on black top driveways. She told me that she could feel the beauty in the moment of such simplicity, moms
The Gift of Each Moment
I have a book called, "Change Me Prayers" by Tosha Silver. Daily, I open it randomly to a page. Yesterday in the midst of our new reality of experience caused by the coronavirus, I paused to read this prayer for the day: "Change me
Small Steps that Make a Difference
Do you have some area of your life that you keep moving forward, and it is taking a lot of time and energy and you don't see the end in sight? It's taking longer than you thought, more resources are needed or loved ones need more
When Life Gets in the Way
Today message is simple. When life gets in the way, we can go to many default ways of being. This week remain at peace and practice those things that bring you peace. Together we connect, Louisa P.S. I love to connect, feel free to comment.
What Do You Want?
What do you want? When you reflect on this question, what comes up for you? In a recent Ted Talk by Rita Wilson, "The Question I Almost Didn't Ask and How It Changed My Life”, she shared that she was first reluctant to ask herself that
A Soul Stirring Evening
Last night a friend called me with an extra ticket to see the best from the Ukulele Picnic at the Blue Note Cafe. I went in expecting a "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", gentle ukulele performance but instead would be blown away by the performance of Tiamane Gardner, a
