October 18, 2020: Dancing to the Music of the Season
2020 has been a tumultuous year! At its onset, I believed like a 20/20 perfect vision, it would be a wonderful one. But considering all of the natural disasters, political acrimony, emotional/social impacts of both the pandemic and
October 4, 2020: Letting Go
“October, the extravagant sister, has ordered an immense amount of the most gorgeous forest tapestry for her grand reception,”Wendell Holmes In contrast to all of the dark negativity and sadness in our human world of 2020, Autumn this year, has provided
September 27, 2020: Seeds of Thought
This past week reminded us once again, of the powerful role one can play in the lives of others. We said a final goodbye to our dad, Alfred John Binder, surrounded at home, with love by his family. He
September 13, 2020: Finding Balance
“Joy lifts us up into the heavens, while grief pulls us down into the earth, and in this way they both help us maintain our emotional balance.”― Jessica Moore We were devastated this week to receive a dire medical diagnosis about
September 6, 2020: Open Doors to Change
My mother always told me the adage, "When one door closes, another one opens." This summer, with a country reeling from the impact of a pandemic, we've witnessed first hand both the closing and opening of doors. With
August 30, 2020: A Healing Gift of Kindness
Our country is barreling towards an increasingly, acrimonious political climate, with politicians resorting to brutal name calling and the spread of damaging misinformation to destroy the integrity and reputation of their opponents. The news in general seems to focus on the
August 23, 2020: Silver Linings
Silver Lining: Noun: sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect https://www.dictionary.com/browse/silver-lining Yesterday we received notification that yet another show was cancelled for the 2020 season. The remaining two dates in October are subjects for speculation,
August 16, 2020: Seeds of Positivity
“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?”Thich Nhat Hanh During these troubled times, it is not uncommon to be filled with
August 9, 2020: Keeping Positive and Sane In A World Going Crazy
I thought 2020 was going to be an absolutely, incredible year for two reasons. One was superstitious, as my lucky number is four (add the 2020 digits together) and the fact that 20/20 meant perfect vision….leading to thoughts of a
August 2, 2020: Child’s Play
Our beloved granddaughters Maya and Zoe are here visiting us. At eight and eleven, they have reminded me once again of the joy and laughter found in play. We love to watch the sunsets here, but this week was