On my birthday, I finally opened the package that had landed on our doorstep a week earlier. It had travelled many miles across sea and land. Wrapped so meticulously in its brown paper, I hadn’t wanted to open it right away! I placed it on a table where I could see it each time I walked by for a few days. And then it was my birthday and time to open it. Included in the package’s contents was the delightful “Wee Kimono Magnet” (see photo above) made from folded paper. And this note: I know you love Japan, I know you admire brave women and I know you love stories. So, here’s…
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Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow, Scotland
Walking for four days in Glasgow, Scotland, we explored city squares, art galleries, a majestic 600-year-old university, a grand old estate with a huge library and the largest basement servants’ wing we have ever seen. We got around on foot, via taxi, and a user-friendly underground system affectionately called “The Clockwork Orange.” On one of our walks, we looked up and noticed that we were passing Nelson Mandela Place. Bill then told Natalie and me what Andy, our Glaswegian friend, told him. I was so moved by the story that when we arrived back home in Los Angeles, I wanted to learn more. Here, then, is an inspiring and empowering…
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Mysterious Gifts
I’ve been thinking about “gifts” lately, and the different kinds of gifts we can give one another. There are of course the tangible gifts we give each other on birthdays and other holidays. It can be fun to select a present for someone special in our lives. But, I’ve also been thinking about intangible gifts that can mean so much, like these gifts I receive often from two of my favorite companions, William and Natalie: Patience (even when I am sharing a worry for the 20th time) and Time (even when they are busy) and Stories (I love hearing their stories!) This post is about some awe-inspiring gifts and our friend…
