Tag: Being Present

  • Tripping the Lights… FANTASTIC

    Tripping the Lights… FANTASTIC

    My husband and I arrived early to the concert hall and had only settled into our thoughtfully selected barstools for about 15 minutes before her laughter sliced the air with its mocking tone.  With a nervous system too highly calibrated for such sounds, I remember my shoulders shooting up and my neck pulling downward as…

  • Mine, Yours, Ours: What Resides Between Us?

    Mine, Yours, Ours: What Resides Between Us?

    Light filtered through the stain glass windows creating tall pillars of color on the adjacent wall and a kaleidoscopic pattern across her head. For most of our time together, she sat among us with her eyes cast downward. With magician like skill, her hands repeatedly swapped a concealed object between them while her shoulders remained…

  • Gnawing Sensation

    Gnawing Sensation

    I am certain he had no idea what kind of effect he was having on me. All I know is that I felt like I had been swaddled within a warm blanket of contentment. You would think I am talking about the loving presence of my husband. But no, this was an unfathomable interaction with…