Yesterday was the Dalai Lama’s 78th birthday. I love the Dalai Lama. I love the baby Jesus too. And Buddha as well. I mean, what’s not to love? It wasn’t always that way for me. Religion was so damn confusing to me as a child. Being raised Roman Catholic had lots of rules, but it…More
“The hardest thing to see , is what’s in front of your eyes.” (detail from original oil painting by Catherine Massaro)
I wished for love – I have been loved. I wished for money – it came and went. I wished for a car – it was freedom! I wished for long hair – then cut it all off. I wished for a job – I got a paycheck. I wished for a warm winter –…More
It gets harder and harder to find these little children’s old cowboy boots. These were from Texas…of course.
I am geographically blessed. I was made in the USA …how about you? Happy Birthday America! ( photo by Catherine Massaro)
featured photo by Catherine Massaro
It’s a universal truth : giving back what we receive gives life meaning.
We’re having a heat wave. Should be over 100 for the next 3 or 4 days. I’m waiting to see if it breaks a record in Death Valley as they are predicting. If you have never driven through Death Valley, though I would not recommend you go now (February is nice!) it’s a wonderful surprise,…More
” Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but … life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.” …More
A most beautiful excerpt from my favorite new book, “When Women Were Birds” by Terry Tempest Williams. “Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that…More
It’s a leash…right? I bought it because the box design was so charming.
You can change your entire outlook on life today. You can change your point of view on every move you make by considering this. It’s not HAPPINESS you should count on in life. It’s CHANGE. I can count on the weather changing – and look forward to the seasons. I can count on getting older…More
featured photograph by Catherine Massaro
Home is ACCEPTANCE. (monoprint and photograph by Catherine Massaro)
…till next year. (photo by Catherine Massaro)