Someone else’s life

7-Day Music Challenge Day 3! Someone else life by Joshua Radin Lyrics Somehow I’m leading someone else’s life I cut a star down with my knife And right now I still see the way the moon Plays this tune Though our lights died. My hands shake My knees quake It’s every day The same way. CosContinue reading “Someone else’s life”

Happy Anniversary Temenos Circle

Happy 2nd Year Anniversary Temenos Circle. The past few years have been rich even while the journey has had it twists. The most amazing part of this journey has been the hundreds of friends, readers, fellow writers and photographers that I have met because of the Temenos Circle Blog. I look forward to writing inContinue reading “Happy Anniversary Temenos Circle”

City lights

I have made many friends blogging by sharing stories, opinion, and insights with people from all around the world. Writing has taught me many things. The people I have met along the journey has been significantly healing. Their feedback, challenge, and friendship grounds the writing experience making it rich. Along the journey, I met anContinue reading “City lights”

Gravel Road

I have been blessed this year on many fronts in my life. While on most days life can be a struggle, celebrating the good things somehow decreases the challenging times. I was selected the Biz Time Milwaukee Health Care Hero of the Year for my work with people living with mental illness in our community.Continue reading “Gravel Road”

Street lamp

Turn on the television to watch 7 minutes of the local news. Pick up a news paper, scroll the feed and you see it. Turn on the radio, read a tweet and it is there. Listen at the water cooler or in line at Starbucks the chatter fills your ears. It is at the lineContinue reading “Street lamp”

Past, present and future

Traveled to Vermont this weekend to teach at the University. My first time in Vermont yet it felt like home. Being there at the end of Fall seeing the hue of leaves on the trees or as a carpet on the ground was breath-taking. The opportunity to work with  graduate school students is always a richContinue reading “Past, present and future”

Anam Cara

I was chatting with my sister last night and she was telling what a good day she had because her best friend visited. She said she was down but her best friend cheered up her sadness. While she was talking to me I was thinking what a good best friend she had and how aContinue reading “Anam Cara”

Where you lead, I can follow

I was facilitating a meeting this afternoon of a team of amazing leaders. I assembled this team to work on implementing a grant that we received to bring primary health care to people living with mental illness. It is always significant to the members to be part of such a nobel team trying to doContinue reading “Where you lead, I can follow”

In the dark

Michael was sitting on the side of the road on a barren rural highway in his car. It was 1 am and he just left the office buried in mounds of files all needing his attention at the same time. He felt nothing, his body was absent of any sensation, almost void of any signContinue reading “In the dark”

Will someone change the diaper?

Heard the funniest analogy that I simply cannot get out of my head. I was raising money for a project I am leading,  a new health center for our community. The meetings with philanthropists, foundations and grant applications are too many to count at this point. The need in our community swells beyond comprehension. Honestly,Continue reading “Will someone change the diaper?”