Tag Archives: hope

Mending With Light: Santa Hat Chronicles

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Sirena

After a rocky day, I get up, grateful for another go.  Hopeful. As I clear dishes from the table, I decide to glance at the newspaper, which I have held off on lately.  The spate of suffering and hostility staggers … Continue reading →

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Everyday Magic: The Small Deeds of Ordinary Folk

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Sirena

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I’ve found.  It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.”~J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkien’s wise observation came to … Continue reading →

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Glittering Humanity: Santa Hat Chronicles

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Sirena

  Rainy. Cold. Grey. Monday morning, first thing. I run out of the drear and into a nearby pharmacy for some household supplies. From across the store, I hear someone shouting, “Hey, Santa!  Good morning, Santa!” and realize a tad … Continue reading →

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Dance: An Elixir of Hope

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Sirena

  Tomorrow, I am volunteering at a school to assist a group of adolescent students create a dance together.  The themes they’ve chosen involve embracing our differences and love. Some of the details of the project are still fuzzy.  And … Continue reading →

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Conversation: Reaching Across The Space Between

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Sirena

I am standing in dance class, watching the gorgeous, masterful teacher demonstrate the movement for the umpteenth time.  Movement that is seemingly simple, yet turns out to be highly challenging, even for those of us who have been dancing for … Continue reading →

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Blessing The Space Between Us

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Sirena

I am smitten with “To Bless The Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings,” a shimmering gem of a book by the late Irish poet, philosopher, mystic, visionary, John O’Donohue. His luminous work about betweenness rocked my world awhile ago … Continue reading →

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between us

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Sirena

a conversation a melody a history a mystery waiting to be spoken played made, woven a frontier rich in possibility vast opportunity for magic: connection between you and me between each one of us and another a chance to discover and breed … Continue reading →

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jettison…

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Sirena

  …the obsolete tools and rigid rules …the enervating ….and perseverating ….skepticism and fears without function DITCH THEM …with all our hobbling assumptions yes! overboard dump and shred them unload, discard and shed them liberating heave ho!  all of the cumbersome … Continue reading →

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Kindness, Kindness, Kindness

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Sirena

I think about kindness a lot.  Kindness is redemptive, heartwarming, inspiring, infectious, transformative–whether we are its witness, donor or recipient.  And we all know how a simple act of kindness can offer hope, light the way, save a life… or … Continue reading →

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feathery dawn

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Sirena

floating soundless and snowy they drift hope by the bow window to misty ground, the egrets’ downy gifts, and our hearts caught can breathe again

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