Dear Universe, What a soul-inspiring, spirit-charged weekend I’ve had! It started on Friday afternoon with a last minute movie matinee. I finally saw About Time, which I had been wanting to see for weeks. I won’t ruin the movie, but I will say the message to enjoy each day as if it were our last, resonated long after I left …
Acorns, Apples and Us
Dear Universe, We’ve all heard it before. It’s all about enjoying the journey, not worrying about the destination. Easier said than done. In life it’s natural to worry about the destination, rather than enjoy every moment along the way. It’s natural to stress over decisions, problems and what’s to come. How can we enjoy the journey when we’re not sure …
Special Delivery
Dear Universe, The other day I received a very special, surprise delivery! No—no one sent me flowers, or chocolates or a present. In fact, the surprise delivery was from me. About five months ago, I wrote myself an email to arrive in the future. I had tried this before, but the email never came or if it did, I missed …
Treats, No Trick
“For it is in giving that we receive.” ~St. Francis of Assisi Dear Universe, On Tuesday, a student walked into class with a bowl of candy. He immediately approached me and offered some. Having the sweet tooth that I do, I gratefully accepted and took a mini-chocolate bar. “Take another one!” He insisted. “That’s okay. Thank you, though!” He remained …
Salem Psychics
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~W.B. Yeats Dear Universe, Nothing says fall and Halloween in New England quite like Salem, MA. Typically, once a year I take my annual mini-road trip with my mother and our good friend to this famous town. It didn’t disappoint. It never does. The afternoon …
Something, The Whole Thing
“Four days will quickly steep themselves in nights; Four nights will quickly dream away the time.” ~William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Dear Universe, A few months ago I walked into my local bookstore to buy one thing. But as it always happens, I strolled around, taking in the sight of new releases, bookseller recommendations, classic literature refurbished with modern …
Free-Flowing
“If you just go with the flow, no matter what weird things happen along the way, you always end up exactly where you belong.” ~ Tom Upton Dear Universe, It seems lately you’ve been delivering a message to me over and over again. It seems you want me to work on something, something that is not always easy for me …
Lifelong Learning
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ~Elbert Hubbard Dear Universe, As children in school we were taught that making mistakes was all part of the learning process. We knew it was okay to get it wrong because the next time we’d hopefully get it right. And before any big …