Musings on how a single nomad makes peace in planting roots.
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Baci Blessings
~Do I experience the world because I keep my heart and eyes open, or are my heart and eyes open because I experience the world?~ One by one, the elders of the clan gathered in the living room and approached the newborn on their knees. Gently, they each tied a single white string around the…
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Richmond Street Miami, FloridaMay, 1992 When I first heard the news that Dorothy was getting married, I felt joy and excitement. I had watched her over the past seven years plow through the many dead-end relationships, each suitor nowhere near her levels of grace, wit, and resilience. Then she met Lucas, an equal to her intellect,
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1 cup of FlourVieng Chan, Laos Tortillas were hard to come by in Vieng Chan. As a former French colony, you could find fresh French baguettes or other western bread products, but locating a pack of corn or flour tortillas remained a fool’s errand. For the impending “Taco Tuesday” she was hosting at her house,
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If you’re not able To firmly plant roots In the soil You’re in:Sometimes you Have to learnHow to grow wings. Moreno Valley CALIFORNIA My father built a Jungle gym in our backyard,Outfitted with a rope swingAnd slide. One day the slideLays flat in the grassAt a yardsale. We’re selling Some possessions. At threeI becomeA nomad. Grants Pass
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Part I. Invisible Currents When life becomes overwhelming, I tend to slip into controlling armor and robotically project manage life’s little and big miseries. But this approach -of trying to control everything- leaves me exhausted. Over time, I’ve learned to instead deploy an internal braking system by asking myself: “Anna dear, can you control the
Circuitous Wanderings 