Breathe Grace

My satellite radio preset stations are an interesting mix. I listen to Country/60’s/Coffee Shop/and The Message most often. And, I can get in a musical rut at times. For me, like many, music is therapeutic…matching, enhancing, and sometimes even reversing our moods. The other day I popped in an old CD: Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti singing an Italian aria in unison. My vehicle transformed to a concert hall, the soaring voices lifted my soul to a dimension beyond some of the short flights […]

Tonight I have an event with some high school friends at a local bistro not far from where most of us grew up.  We’ll revisit our collective  histories, and after we have parsed out every bit of triviality there are always those precious moments where we really relate as only long-time friends can. That shared history with these women of my youth may be the most important element – years of accepting, supporting, showing honor, and always being […]