Category: English
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Bilingualism
Bilingualism: 1. the ability to speak two languages 2. The frequent use of two languages Bilingual: using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency (talk about pressure) Faux pas: blunder I love the exemple in this one: Long, hot soaks in winter are a classic faux pas, since exposure to extreme heat…
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December mood
I love the month of December even though it gets dark early. My body doesn’t believe the clock, if it is 6 pm why does it feel like 8 pm, I should have started dinner hours ago, I should be in my pajamas with a good book in bed. It’s cold out, the only snow…
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From persona to authenticity
Last week I turned 56 years old. I have joined the rank of women who think 50 is not old at all, it seems that menopause brings a new sense of freedom. Since my youngest daughter left home to go away to school my time became solely mine, talk about mommy’s day off.…
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Satisfaction
“To see takes time.” Georgia O’Keeffe Going through a big shift in your life can be unsettling, paralyzing, confusing, scary and invigorating but the reward in the end is inner peace. How did this inner peace show up in my life? As I was starting to worry again about my future I heard this piece…
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Five New Things
by Romaine Duc I love my daily morning routine. I do not get out of bed until I’ve listened to a guided meditation. The days I am working I set my alarm clock to make sure I have time to relax and just look forward to the day ahead. The days I am not…
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Friday nights frights
Since the temperatures have dropped even more in the evenings, my footsteps take me to the TV room, where I let myself fall into the welcoming sofa and fuzzy blankets. The cat is hiding from the dog upstairs under the bed. It’s Friday night and my dog Balto is laying at my feet on his…
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October’s challenge
With the temperatures dropping, the days getting shorter or nights getting longer depending how you look at it I find myself wanting to stay inside more, drinking more hot tea, going to bed earlier and getting up later. Not a recipe for success if you follow the adage: the early bird gets the worm. I…
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Autumn’s pleasures
On this last day of September as I look outside my window I see that the sky has turned grey, that one of my rhododendrons is starting to bloom, that my favorite old apple tree has split in half, that autumn leaves are starting to gather along the walkway. I see a circle of tall…
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Stick shift or automatic?
Do I want a simple or complicated life? Do I want to make things easy or hard for myself? Do I want to live my life or please other people? Does it matter if by being true to who I am I will lose some connections along the way? Do I want to be controlled…
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Summer Joy
The summer season is almost over but not for me. It seems that all the heat and joy that were generated in the last couple of months are still radiating from inside myself and show no sign of ever abating. What is the recipe for this feeling of sunshine or inner joy and peace? It…
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