Tag: Paying Attention

  • Playing Catch

    Playing Catch

    Like a pop foul ball that no one tried to catch, his words arced and landed with a quiet thump between them. After a long weekend of working an art show attended by defended and disengaged art viewers, the arrival of an eager and unlikely inquiry felt like medicine for Ken’s beleaguered creative spirit.  “What…

  • 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…

  • 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…