Angel in the Making

It is Winter here. Patience on the roads has declined along with tempers that flare. We should be accustomed, but we rarely are when the first blast of cold and icy roads arrive.

We are inching along to work with our car headlights on, car exhaust mist rising to the sky and that is when I thought of an Angel.

Traffic is at a standstill in both directions, a twelve foot median lies between. So when our cars had all stopped for the red light, I opened my door and headed to the snow covered space on my left.  I lay down on the fresh snow and made a snow angel, the first one since I was in my teens. Oh, it felt delicious, lying in surrender in the sparkling crystals and the comfort of the snow carpet.

People in their cars might think that I had lost my mind, I didn’t care. A middle aged woman in her fur trimmed down coat laying in the middle of the boulevard making a snow angel. How often have you seen THAT on the way to work at 7:25am?

As I walked back to my car before the traffic light turned green, I heard the happy honking from a nearby car. The driver smiled and waved and gave me the thumbs up. Maybe tomorrow, she’d make her own Angel.

10 most popular posts in 2012

Some of my lessons this year arrived in a flash and some crept up on me. All however spoke to me on our humanity, our limited time and the joyfulness of understanding that we are all connected. In writing these words, I was changed, another small piece of the puzzle came together.

My lens on life in the 10 most popular posts of the year:


1. Angel Flight

I've already had my emotional moment this morning, when Canada won its first Gold at the Olympics in Gymnastics.  read more

2. My  Circle of Women

It is not about lipstick, high heels and lace

It is about toiling together under a half yard of top soil before darkness sets.

It is about baking 4 dozen muffins before your kitchen gets too hot. read more

3. A New Week Begins

The start of a new week. Welcome whomever crosses your path for we don't always recognize the reason they are there. read more

4. Not Just a Race - Bloomsday in Spokane

                                                   Bloomsday Run  Spokane, Washington


It has already been one month since the Bloomsday Run (Spokane, Washington, May 6th), it remains an inspiring event even for a spectator with a camera. First of all, there were a staggering number of
participants, 50,000 give or take! read more

5. Be Still my Mind

There's a man in my Friday night yoga class who reminds me of my old friend Dan.

I don't know his name and I don't need to. He looks sort of like Dan, speaks in a careful, unassuming way and then when you are least expecting it, will let a wickedly hilarious remark just slide in. read more