Portland is a city of diversity.
I see people of different races and different religions wherever I go.
The children are all the same – playing in the parks and stopping to pet Ginny.
The adults welcome me into their homes or their businesses with courtesy and respect.
No one ever said writing would be easy.
I have read and heard words of advice and inspiration about writing since I was a teenager.
Many were useful in their own way. Continue reading “Writing”
All of my life I have enjoyed the comfort of my faith, my family, and my friends.
My faith has diminished and grown over the years as I deal with life’s ups and downs.
My family, while not TV family perfect, are there for me.
My friends, although scattered across the world, are there for me.
It seems as though a lifetime has passed since I started reading Orion’s Gift by Anneli Purchase.
Then, over a month ago, life was sweet and simple.
Now, adjusting to the new normal,* I am finding my way back to some of my pleasures such as reading.
Reading at the end of the day is my “happy hour”. Continue reading “Orion’s Gift (again)”
Early church service at 8 A.M.
It was good to participate.
I left right after communion as I was emotionally spent.
Still adjusting. Still coping. Still grieving. Just Walkin’ Continue reading “Literary Drinking”
I go walking often.
My sweet dog Ginny accompanies me.
Regardless of the weather, walking refreshes and restores me. Continue reading “Just Walkin’”
We are in shock in Portland over the murder of two men and the wounding of another man.
These were men who stood up to a man verbally assaulting two young women on public transit. *
Continue reading “The Streets of Portland”
“I learned how to summon, from somewhere deep within, the extra will I didn’t know I possessed.
Knowing it was there, and could be tapped again, gave me the boost of confidence I would rely on for years to come.”
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is one of the legendary sports icons of the 20th century whose very name epitomizes boxing and conjures the image of a champion. Sugar Ray Leonard
Do everything you can to protect yourself from the hurtful action without letting go of compassion for the ignorance that prompted the hurtful action.*
*www.stressfree.org
*www.stressfree.org
Lori Greer in Portland 