by xandyblog | Aug 23, 2019 | amaze, create, inspire, louie the guide puppy, people
Can my current habits carry me to my desired future? a few years back, i made a lot of new and interesting friends simply because i stayed real. i’m in that place again. i’ve no clue as to how i ‘fell out’ of that place, regardless. here i am. i’m 57. (yikes! when did...
by xandyblog | Aug 29, 2016 | inspire, people
I am awed and humbled by the writing of Mark Nepo. Thank you for being in this world and showing me such beauty and grace and suffering and soul. “Now years have passed, and I wait long hours in the sun to see the birch fall of its own weight into the lake. How...
by xandyblog | Jul 8, 2016 | inspire, learn, people
*NOTE: thanks to facebook serving me up my memories, I copied and pasted what I wrote for my dad on each of the last july 7’s. i’m still so lucky to have had such an amazing dad. lately I’ve begun to work on regret, and it has been transformative. as...
by xandyblog | Jul 7, 2016 | amaze, inspire, people
my dad was completely irreverent to the “facades” and pretentiousness of many’s lives. and sometimes he was simply completely irreverent, lol! he could thumb his nose at ‘most anything, and often did. not always to the best of responses, but hey, it seemed to roll off...
by xandyblog | Apr 22, 2016 | people
(a few days ago…) i have a dear near neighbor who is leaving us. I visited today and as i came up the walk, i noticed a number of bones, mixed with murky water, in their bird bath. I thought to myself to offer to help clean it and fill it with fresh water. rejuvenate...
by xandyblog | Dec 26, 2015 | amaze, create, inspire, learn, people
oh my, what an interesting day… did anyone happen to catch the christmas moon tonight? last night we had some fog and the moon had the most beautiful rings around it. tonight (and today) was unexpectedly clear and the moon was big and so bright! here in southern...
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