Painting of a tree with a red backpack leaning against its trunk, a grassy field, and a sky with trees in the background.

Pondering Blog: exploring lessons from life’s teachers

Painting of the ironwood tree by Tracey Harris - a tree I first saw in a dream, 20 years before I met it - and where I was held safe for my vision quest in Kapaau, HI, Big Island - an amazing gift by Karen Smith Good

Writing is how I process and make sense of the life experience. I take time to carefully review, digest and find the poetry in my world. Writing helps me get the lesson - earn the wisdom - find the perfect piece of sea glass in the painful shards of glass. Without writing, the teacher may go by unnoticed and return in another form.

Do you have a writing habit? My pondering workbook offers writing prompts so you can scratch the surface of your life - dig deeper into relationships, past experiences, dreams, habits, animals and hobbies and find beautiful words and imagery to elevate your wisdom, understanding and peace.

Sat nam, for truth, Janet

A woman with brown hair wearing a white blouse with black embroidery and striped shorts, sitting on a rock by a rocky beach, resting her chin on her hands, looking toward the water.

Janet Howard 10/30/24 Janet Howard 10/30/24

Let me fall. Let me descend

Let me fall. Let me descend. What I need can find me here. Only then will a start my ascent.

A Bowl Full of Happiness

I didn’t know I would learn the names of so many people, get to know them - learn about their kids, their career, their life partners and the nicknames that their partner called them - like Honey Bun. Once when I called someone that - she told me that her deceased husband called her that - so we started calling each other Honey Bun.

Waiting for the bus - the Bus that Never Comes

and I pedal

into a beautiful future

and never look back.