Every silver lining has a cloud. Clouds are often private.,..and they become dense….and more dense….and more private…and then what happens? They burst and their cloudiness sprinkles out on the earth and flowers grow. From the moment that my parents left me in
This afternoon I drove from Long beach to Santa Monica and up PCH towards Malibu and my car knew how to go without me guiding it. Wait a minute. Busted. Not this car. That one burned. Mayhaps this is its next incarnation.
Charleston, 1990 My youngest daughter was diagnosed with type one diabetes when she was a very little girl. Type one is not what one is accustomed to when hearing about diabetes. The body has no capability of producing insulin, which is necessary
BYRON Cambridge, Massachusetts—1971 I was living in Lexington, teaching gifted children and integrating into the real world after spending a year in the hospital recovering from injuries, when a young man from my past found me. Byron was my brother’s best friend
After a long day, and feeling uncharacteristically totally exhausted…climbing into bed at 9:00..and I decided to turn on the news for a moment…and FIRES in Georgia lit up my screen. We humans all experience different types of trauma throughout our lives, and
I took a walk on the beach on this misty overcast morning, and the beach was still…no bird life, no sea life, no wind life, no life life except for these figures. I stood and watch this elderly golden, breathing him in
Channeled Chimes was born from a glow that ripples, tickles and soars through my being, at the majesty of simply inhabiting the earth in this body at this time with all of its creatures and creations and you. Thank you for joining me! Shall we dance?
I am a writer, including screenplays, a poet, a tapestry artist , a teller of stories, a singer of songs, who lives in a cottage by the sea. I have been a teacher,
an actress, a children’s theater director, a counselor for women with breast cancer, a grief counselor, a massage therapist, a filmmaker and a rollerblade champion.
I grew up in South India and Sri Lanka, and have lived in such colorful places as New Orleans, Charleston, Boulder, Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Minneapolis, New England and Malibu.
I have two grown daughters that I raised alone, I have four grandchildren, at different times I have had three golden retrievers and I look forward to having another!
In the birthday greeting words of an old friend:
“You are a wonder, you are light, you are a free spirit, a meditative soul, and a magical mamgee. When I think of you, I see you flying high, the whole world far below.
You skate with abandon, you have the heart of a child, and you see the world through the eyes of a poet. You are a craftsman of words, a teller of tales, and a dreamer of dreams. This Earth is a far richer and more joyful place because of your birth!”
I am herewith acknowledging Norman, my former husband and forever soulmate and heart’s friend for creating this website.
We are all blessed!
Thanks for the photos to Pexels.com and all of the creative artists
