Xiphoid process is for
our own good.
Small and powerful
shield for organs beneath
an anchor for
the muscles of breath
“
Just as each of us
in our own small ways
protect each other’s lives
and breathe life into the world.
“Your spirit has wound itself into my bones,
My rib cage is the anchor for its home.”
~ Frances Woodard, Strings of Fate
Excitement is bright!
and scary!
Excitement is full of
runaway energy!
Excitement wants
spice with a firm hand.
Excitement dances with
focus,
intention and
curiosity
Excitement is bright
and proud!
“…everyone wants to be excited by something magical and wondrous
~ to be reminded of how they once saw the world…”
~ John Geddes, Canadian author
Excitement is…….
Xiphoid process is for
Cheer and Charm were…
Intention speaks…….
Thought-provoking sparks…
Enthused about…..
Magnetism doesn’t get…….
Experience of……
Naughty and nice….
Tasty treats tempt us….
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
In January of 2025, colourful calendars
popped up in briefcases,
on kitchen walls,
on dining room tables,
on wooden desk tops,
on phones and tablets.
Square spaces for dates and plans
marking our time, place and location
Appointments and extracurriculars
Little space was given to
washing the floor,
doing the laundry,
wiping up the inevitable spills,
broken crockery,
naps in the lazy afternoons,
all season walks in the park
watching ants march across sidewalks
smelling the prairie roses,
the worries of a sick child,
trips to crowded emergency rooms,
poring over bills and finances……………..
Years end gathers memories
shuffles them, stacks them neatly
in a higgledy piggledy order
for stories told 'round a kitchen table
for a laugh, or cry, or both in the same breath.
Happy New Year's Eve!
“We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us
to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.”
~ H.G.Wells
Intention blossoms
as in a fog ~
I plan and resolve,
I set goals and plant ideas.
Something is missing….
Looking around,
digging in drawers
and behind cupboard doors
to find the magic something
for intention to be good and true,
Enjoying the search,
the organizing
the imagining
the missing something
is at my fingertips.
“Dance…enjoy each step along the way.”
~ Wayne Dyer
(1940~ 2015)
Given a day to muddle in,
white cupboards faced me
closed against the world.
How much history,
secrets and plans hid
behind the white doors?
the slender glass flute
used only on New Years Eve
filled with bubbly ginger beer;
the ancient baby plate
with a large crack that
belonged to my infant father;
the gift of a clear glass vase
waiting patiently for Christmas
ornaments of last year
Surrounded by spices and butter,
cutlery, coffee mugs, plates and bowls ~
remnants of family history that
disappear in the turn of time.
“You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.”
~ Bonnie Prudden, (1914 - 2011)
Physical Fitness pioneer and rock climber
Where is it?
This day that has flown by,
Christmas celebrations now past
til next year?
Memories stored until
they all meld together in
the season of ‘always’?
It becomes a candle
to shine in shadowed memory.
“ ‘Always’ is a good word to believe in.”
Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin
