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Wisdom in everyday life

silence

  • Ready, set, go…

    I am going on the biggest adventure of my life. I am so excited and I must say a little afraid. After much deliberation( maybe a few hours) I have decided to go back to France and immerse myself in the language. I have always loved the language and have had a monster desire to… Read more

  • Holiday Cheer

    Born into lower middle class I spent most of childhood poor and my adult life in poverty. As a child we had presents under the tree as my parents did a pretty good job of making us feel like Santa was around and taking care of business. Life was simpler then, fewer needs. Once I… Read more

  • Doing “it” anyway

    I have decided in a move to push forward, to restart the engine, make myself do something. One of the things I had promised myself as my life went through this last upheaval was to not do anything until I knew what to do.  As a survivor and born into a family of survivors chaos… Read more

  • Could I be more sick of my life than I am right now? I have been at this crossroads for well over two years. Which way do I go? What course shall I follow? Shall I drop out all together and just forget the whole thing? Am I any further down the spiritual information highway… Read more

  • Silence

    I have just returned from a 10 day silent retreat. I live by myself so it is almost funny spending most of my day in silence that I felt the need to deepen the silence. As my birthday approaches, the big 50, I felt a need to really visit with myself. I have gone through… Read more