Reflections
... a quiet place to pause ...
These reflections began as ordinary moments that quietly became extraordinary. Some were born from meditation. Others from family, grief, hospice, nature, and the quiet surprises that invite me back to Presence.
My hope is that, as you read them, you'll find a gentle place to pause, breathe, and remember the peace that has been within you all along.
An ordinary Tuesday
Returning to meditation teacher training has reminded me once again that every moment can become an opportunity to practice being while doing. As Ram Dass reminds me in the book I chose to begin this journey with, Polishing the Mirror, I can touch into my spirit while also being a grandma. Eating a slice of pizza together, holding Charlotte's precious hand as we crossed the parking lot, listening in awe as she read to a therapy dog, sitting with a hospice patient ... each becomes an opportunity to return to loving awareness. I AM in the role, yet I am also the awareness witnessing the role.
Yesterday, I experienced one of those ordinary moments that quietly became extraordinary. I took my granddaughter, Charlotte, to our local library for a program where children read aloud to therapy dogs. As I watched her sitting beside Chloe with a book in her lap, the world seemed to slow down, and my heart expanded beyond the words I could use to explain.
There was no rush. No striving. No masks to wear. No need to be anywhere else or anyone other than who we already are. There was simply a sweet little girl, a gentle dog, a grandma, and the quiet miracle of beings completely present... touching into something beyond words to describe the experience....
It reminded me that the Divine so often meets us in ordinary moments, if only we are present enough to notice.
In the busyness of our everyday lives, it's so easy to forget. I know I do.
Today, I find myself feeling deeply grateful ... for the abundance of ordinary moments that quietly become extraordinary when I slow down enough to truly be here now.
August 5, 2026