We are carrying our winter load

Heavy down or wool coats, thin or thick ones

Clunky boots with salt stains 

Some newer, some older

Colorful Scarves and mittens, and hats for colder days

It takes forever to get ready to leave the house

I think fondly of the summer time

When I can just put my sandals on and head out into the glorious sunshine

Life is a cycle of ups and downs 

And when in the down cycle 

I can still find things to be thankful for

My coffee, my notebook and pen 

And my wondering thoughts 

Feb 12, 2025

We are carrying our winter load

Heavy down or wool coats, thin or thick ones

Clunky boots with salt stains 

Some newer, some older

Colorful Scarves and mittens, and hats for colder days

It takes forever to get ready to leave the house

I think fondly of the summer time

When I can just put my sandals on and head out into the glorious sunshine

Life is a cycle of ups and downs 

And when in the down cycle 

I can still find things to be thankful for

My coffee, my notebook and pen 

And my wondering thoughts 

Feb 12, 2025

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At the hospital cafeteria 

Here, each person has a story

Someone is about to have an operation

Her surgeon is drinking a large coffee to be ready 

Someone has just been diagnosed with cancer

The shock has not settled yet

Her cup of coffee and pastry don’t bring her joy

Someone is visiting the gynaecology ward

First baby, so exciting, so much unknown

There are hospital workers in their uniforms having an early lunch 

Is it difficult to be around sick people all the time?

Or maybe their point of view is

They can help someone who is not feeling well

The lady at the coffeeshop is always upbeat

Moving fast to get through the orders

A couple of people are on wheelchairs 

It must be so difficult to not have the ability to walk

I see a lady wearing a headscarf 

And a man wearing a kippah 

I saw the prayer room yesterday and it was lovely 

I hear French, English and other languages

This is the microcosm of our society

February 12, 2025

Who says our body has to be in perfect health

To enjoy life and live a life of service?

Bodily health is important

But, a decrease in health as we age is normal

Does that mean I can’t do my belly laugh?

Does that mean I can’t enjoy the beauty of art?

Does that mean I can’t be of service to others?

I can do all of that because my spirit is still healthy

And going strong

It’s my attitude that’s important

My optimism

My gratitude

My enthusiasm

All qualities of my spirit

And if my body’s health is less that’s perfect

So be it!

Feb. 21st, 2025

It’s cold and cloudy Saturday morning

And I’m at the mall doing Lida things

Which happens to be nothing today

Got my coffee beside me

All the tables were taken

And my notebook on my lap

Yes, I still write in notebooks from time to time

I’m reflecting on life

No matter what serious situation you are in

Someone else is dealing with worse

We don’t walk with our problems stuck on our backs

So nobody knows

I see a small child in a stroller 

The childhood of our children is done

They are now adults, living their own lives

Sometime in the future grandchildren will come

That will be the beginning of a new era

Wow, that is a huge bun on top of that girl’s head

Standing in the coffee line

It looks like a nest sitting on her head

Must be heavy, I think to myself

And these are things we do for beauty

And I’m guilty of that too

Thank you for sharing my doing nothing time with me 

I find it very therapeutic

23 Nov 2024

Why can’t comfortable shoes be pretty?

Why can’t pretty shoes be comfortable?

I’ve searched high and low 

And all I find 

Is pretty high heel shoes

And plain looking flat comfortable shoes 

Why can’t we have both beauty and comfort?

Why should our feet suffer for the sake of beauty?

Why should our toes get squished 

In pointy toed shoes?

Why, why, why?

And I admit this is a first world problem 

November 16, 2024

Sometimes all I want to do is nothing at all

Productivity can be so overrated

My bills will be there tomorrow

My garden can be prepared for winter later too

And the dishes can find their way into the dishwasher somehow 

For now I will do what I want

Make a video reciting my poems

Upload them on various platforms

Make sure the front picture looks good

Check how many people have seen it

Self-absorbed, I know

Surf YouTube 

Listen to Stray-kids

Sit some more

Day dream a little

Think of this poem

Write it in my IPad

These are the things I do

When I do nothing at all

Nov 9th, 2024