Monthly Archives: January 2024

Everywhere I go, I find a poet has been there before me.”Sigmund Freud How much do I love my poetry study group? Soo–oo much!” as my mom used to say, flinging her arms out into space to show how much … Continue reading →

Writing demands energy – and lots of it! Here are a few simple ways to reduce fogginess and recharge your little gray cells: Switch off stress:  Exposure to bright lights – including the blue light of computer screens and cell … Continue reading →

I don’t know where you are right now, but here in Montclair, New Jersey, we’re experiencing a thrilling adventure…another SNOW DAY! I know, I know, for some people this is a trial, but for me, it’s a treat. When I … Continue reading →

“The greatest power we have is the power of choice. It’s an actual fact that if you’ve been moping in unhappiness, you can choose to be joyous instead and, by effort, lift yourself into joy. If you tend to be … Continue reading →

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve…You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated … Continue reading →

The New Year A flower unblown; a book unread;A tree with fruit unharvested;A path untrod; a house whose roomsLack yet the heart’s divine perfumes;A landscape whose wide border liesIn silent shade beneath the skies;A wondrous fountain yet unsealed;A casket with … Continue reading →

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” “The hardest thing in the world is to put feeling, deep feeling, into words.” “The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.” Jack London  Today, January … Continue reading →

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.”   Ralph Waldo Emerson “Scatter joy” – what a wonderful idea! I have a card with these words emblazoned on … Continue reading →

Take no shortcuts along the road to success.”   Fortune cookie message The legendary lyricist Oscar Hammerstein tells this wonderful story: He once saw a picture of the Statue of Liberty taken from a helicopter. It showed the top of the … Continue reading →

“I wanted something more than just privacy in the geographical sense. I wanted to sink roots into some replenishing philosophy. “Took my daily walk at 4pm today in 89-degree frost . . . I paused to listen to the silence … Continue reading →