Domestic Daks

Most mornings my husband brings me a steaming cup of coffee in an attempt to rouse me from under the covers. It always works. It is a simple gesture, a subtle token of appreciation, that makes my day - every day. These little expressions of love and kindness are the narratives of our relationships. The details that make our marriages rich and thick and delicious (clearly I'm still thinking of Julie and Julia with the metaphors!).

I think of them as domestic daks. The consciousness, the intention, is what makes the gesture so valuable.

So, yesterdays post........I almost didn't make it! I was in bed, reading my html for dummies and suddenly I remembered that I hadn't posted. It was 11:55, I jumped out of bed, almost breaking my neck on the way down the stairs, turned on my computer....11:56......waited for the internet to hook-up, Firefox to load....11:57....waited for the website to load......signed in to my blog and realized I couldn't possible write anything in one minute.....11:58.....looked for a quote, typed furiously, pressed 'publish'....looked at my clock which said 12:02.....my heart sank, after only 3 days I had failed. BUT, by some miracle the post still published under Wednesdays date (my clock was 2 minutes fast!!).

You'll be pleased to know however that all this html reading lead to my very first webpage today - simplistic would be an understatement, but it's enough to get some content on this new site of ours.....well soon anyway.

Day 5 of 31

Happiness

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. --Dalai Lama

He deserves some dakbands!!

Day 4 of 31

Some People

Just the other day I mused about how some people enrich our lives simply by their being in the world. I have blogged about my good friend Maryann before because she is such a person, although she would deny any such tribute. What is especially inspiring about Maryann is that she is not satisfied with simply being, she is a doer. She walks the talk, as they say. Which is a great thing for all of us because she has two young sons who are being raised with this inherent understanding of giving, serving and compassion. Two more souls who will know how to be the change the world needs.

Maryann and her two sons, Ethan and Colin have been growing their hair for a year. Last week they each donated their hair for wigs for people with cancer. Here are their ponytails. Maryann's is the dark one in the middle, and the boys are on either side:



Here is the before and after:





Oh yeah, the young man in the red shirt is the family's Fresh Air Friend, Jovan, who is back for his second summer visit as part of a program that helps children in New York City and suburbs experience life outside the city.

Thank-you Maryann, and family!

Day 3 of 31