Category Archives: Ponderings: Thoughts & Questions

To Be a Cloud

Central Massachusetts The last of the fall leaves drift to the ground. The now naked trees show their age in gray branches covered in scabby lichen. How long the trees have stood here, I do not know. Long enough to decline. Long enough to nearly die. With roots laced deeply in the rocky earth, still...

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It’s Okay to Live a Quiet Life

But perhaps the most dangerous thing I observe in myself in relation to social media, is the feeling I almost always walk away with — the feeling of lack. The feeling of needing more. I need to be more, to have more, to do more

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Meditations on What Matters

Sturbridge, Massachusetts Step Away One of my favorite places to spend the day is Old Sturbridge Village. An outdoor living museum, OSV replicates a rural New England community set in the 1830s. While the history and architecture are interesting enough, what I love most about the village is simply the feeling of peace and calm...

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A Curated Life or A Curated Feed?

Central Massachusetts What I See and What I Want Like most anyone, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. I love the relationships and connections made. But I dislike the impact social media can have on my heart and mind. Scrolling through what looks like endless happiness and success online can start to rub...

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Midsummer Morning

Central Massachusetts July 1st. Today we stretch our arms into the heart of summer. I rose early, early enough to watch the sun and dew transform a million blades of grass into a sea of dewdrop diamonds. I watched the fog curl from the stream towards the sun in shimmering bands of light and mist....

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