This just made my day. I could have listened for hours! Your beautiful words really resonated with me, and for a moment it seemed like you were describing my feelings and thoughts. I really like what you said about trying to be grateful for the things that caught you. I taught all my kids and now grandkids that if life went exactly the way we planned all the time, how boring life would be! It’s the adversity that makes life beautiful, in my opinion. Thank you so much for this… I am already looking forward to the next one. Have a beautiful day.. much Love and Respect, Stacy
Loved your essay and your reading of it! Perfect timing! Something for me to read over and over again. Your paintings here are all exquisite! especially the trees in the snow!
I thought about your essay as I watched Joni Mitchell perform at the Grammy Awards last Sunday. Gravity. Gravitas. She sat there—a mountain, anchored to the earth. Grounded. Back when her brain was struck with the lightning bolt of an aneurysm, gravity pulled her to the ground. But, gravity supported her too. Sunday night, gravity was her backup man, and she soared, and our hearts were lifted, and we all soared with her.
Joni’s music is my life soundtrack. I still listen to it all. What a beautiful moment that was, to hear her last week. I’m honoured you thought of my words.
This just made my day. I could have listened for hours! Your beautiful words really resonated with me, and for a moment it seemed like you were describing my feelings and thoughts. I really like what you said about trying to be grateful for the things that caught you. I taught all my kids and now grandkids that if life went exactly the way we planned all the time, how boring life would be! It’s the adversity that makes life beautiful, in my opinion. Thank you so much for this… I am already looking forward to the next one. Have a beautiful day.. much Love and Respect, Stacy
Oh Stacy, it's so great to hear from you! Thank you very very much :)
Loved your essay and your reading of it! Perfect timing! Something for me to read over and over again. Your paintings here are all exquisite! especially the trees in the snow!
Kathryn, thank you. Means so much to me!
Thank you for this afternoon read ❤️
Judy, what a wonderful thing to have you here. Thank you!
I thought about your essay as I watched Joni Mitchell perform at the Grammy Awards last Sunday. Gravity. Gravitas. She sat there—a mountain, anchored to the earth. Grounded. Back when her brain was struck with the lightning bolt of an aneurysm, gravity pulled her to the ground. But, gravity supported her too. Sunday night, gravity was her backup man, and she soared, and our hearts were lifted, and we all soared with her.
Joni’s music is my life soundtrack. I still listen to it all. What a beautiful moment that was, to hear her last week. I’m honoured you thought of my words.
I like your writing, looking forward to reading more. Your construction is light and playful and it helps me lean to write better
Thank you so much, John!
Dear Kateri, what a lovely celebrative essay about our humanness. Thank you! And I’m with Kathryn - your trees in the snow are exquisite.
Becky, thank you. I appreciate you being here so much!