Teetering on the Edge of a New Year (Revised)

https://www.lpm.org/music/2023-12-29/mels-diner-goodbye-to-2023 (This post is revised from "Teetering on the Edge of New Year", posted January 2021. https://peripheralwisdom.com/2021/01/ ) I am one of those annoying people who truly like and appreciate New Year's Resolutions. When I was growing up, I wrote HUGE lists of resolutions for each New Year. Back then, those resolutions were things like find a … Continue reading Teetering on the Edge of a New Year (Revised) →

Just Start

So many things in my life need doing, need my attention and/or effort. Some big things. Some less big things. All nagging at me to DO THEM. If you’re anything like me, you know what things you need to do. Clean the kitchenGo exerciseDo that last little bit of work before I go to bedPay … Continue reading Just Start →

It’s Really Gray Out There

from mynorthwest.com I've lived in the Seattle area for more than 35 years now. I know what gray is. The older I get (you'll be hearing that phrase a lot...), the less black and white things seem to be. Kind of funny how that happens. There are way more gray areas in life than my … Continue reading It’s Really Gray Out There →

Stop Calling It “FEAR”

I like the color blue. The downstairs family room in our house is painted in shades of blue. It’s definitely not painted red. The choice to paint those walls blue instead of red was not because my husband, Tom, and I are erythrophobic (afraid of the color red). We aren’t afraid of red; we just … Continue reading Stop Calling It “FEAR” →

Teetering on the Edge of a New Year

https://physicsworld.com/a/physics-world-review-of-2020-a-year-were-glad-to-say-goodbye-to/ It’s hard to even know what to say as 2020 comes to a close. 2020 has been a year like no other, “unprecedented!”, as we have heard, ad nauseum. Social media the last few days has been full of people summarizing the good, bad, and horrible of the past year. I've really enjoyed reading … Continue reading Teetering on the Edge of a New Year →

Thoughts and Prayers

https://chewv.org/dad-dad-joys-bleak-midwinter/ Every so often, something happens in my life to remind me that prayer is real. It’s not like I ever forget that about prayer. But prayer is just one more thing that we end up taking for granted, knowing all the facts about it, but forgetting the power it has, until we are reminded … Continue reading Thoughts and Prayers →

Unexpected Pandemic Gifts

Here in Washington state, we've been told not to sing during in-person worship services during the height of this pandemic, or at least until January 4, 2021. https://thenationalreporterng.com/face-coverings-to-be-mandatory-in-cinemas-and-churches-in-england-from-august-8/ Important Note: My post, here, isn't to debate whether that recommendation is good/appropriate/reasonable/lawful, or not. So please don't go there in the comments, OK? Instead, I want … Continue reading Unexpected Pandemic Gifts →

2020 Christmas in a Pandemic: Tidings of Comfort and JOY??

It’s 10 short days until Christmas 2020, during the most upside-down, twisted, and isolated holiday season that most of us have ever experienced. We’re all a bit weary.Kind of melancholy.All up in our heads.Feeling all the feels.Or feeling nothing at all, then feeling guilty about feeling nothing. Holidays have traditionally, and for the most part … Continue reading 2020 Christmas in a Pandemic: Tidings of Comfort and JOY?? →

Threads that Connect Us

I had to wait until I'd been married 35 years to finally have a real, grown-up dining room set of my own that I love. It wasn't that my husband hates me and won't let me have nice things, or that I had something against eating at a table with other people. Years earlier, we'd … Continue reading Threads that Connect Us →

White Shoes in a Dark Place

I was in a dark place emotionally earlier this week. I couldn't quite put my finger on what, exactly, had taken me there. There were the obvious things that have made 2020 a "heavy" year, especially with the election having been just the prior week. I was doing pretty much ok. Until I wasn't. All … Continue reading White Shoes in a Dark Place →