When they called her name at the awards ceremony, Catherine Maiorisi pushed herself out of her chair and then steadied herself before aiming her body toward the stage. All I could see was her shimmering white hair drifting like a cloud as she made … [Read more...] about Still Climbing
Thoughts and Daydreams
A journey of understanding, discovery, and lovingkindness.
Inspirement: Starting a Movement by Doing the Work
What if being inspired wasn’t a feeling we waited for—but a practice we lived? “Inspirement” is an old, nearly forgotten word. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as the act of inspiring, or the state of being inspired—the … [Read more...] about Inspirement: Starting a Movement by Doing the Work
The Question
“So, how do they do it?” she asked as we sat on a blanket watching the kids trot from the baseball field to their bench. She leaned forward to pick a dandelion and then formed her lips into a perfect O before blowing the seeds away. Since I didn’t … [Read more...] about The Question
Living in Inspirement
Welcome! For my entire adult life, I’ve wanted to connect with readers. And now that there are more years behind than ahead, I’m doing it. Doing it inspires me. And, I want you to be inspired too, to live in Inspirement. Inspirement conjures … [Read more...] about Living in Inspirement
Who Decides?
What would I be called if I lost: My hearing? All my money? My eyesight? An arm or a leg? Would I be called: Deaf? Poor? Blind? Disabled? What if I had: Partial hearing? A monthly Social Security check? Sight in one eye? Only lost a finger…or … [Read more...] about Who Decides?