Category Archives: going home

Sprinkle Kindness

Posted on December 24, 2016 by barbaraweicksel

For far too many reasons; some I understand, some I do not…  I am not a Holiday person. I have great memories of Holidays spent with cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Mother, Dad, a brother, sharing food and laughter and traditions that … Continue reading →

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Life is about Love…

Posted on May 17, 2015 by barbaraweicksel

Each of us have moments that are life affirming. Moments that make you understand why you’re here, and exactly what it is that matters in your life.  Yesterday I had one of those moments… I was standing in the mist, … Continue reading →

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I’m Sorry

Posted on April 30, 2015 by barbaraweicksel

So, here I am – this baby booming, white woman wondering what it is I can say about the unrest in America that will not upset anyone on any level. Seems to me – no matter what I might say, … Continue reading →

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2015 – And So It Begins

Posted on January 1, 2015 by barbaraweicksel

Ready or not – another year looms in front of us – which also means another year is behind us. The question is – what will you do with this New Year – this 2015? I am not a New … Continue reading →

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Which Wolf Do You Feed?

Posted on December 20, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

I recently read this Native American tale that tells the story of a young boy speaking with his grandfather. One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.He said, “My son, the battle … Continue reading →

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Musings on The Fires Burning Around Me.

Posted on May 15, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

For the past 2 days I have thought of little other than the fires that are burning to the North and East of my home here in San Diego County. It’s been unusually hot in San Diego County – over … Continue reading →

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Is This All There Is?

Posted on April 25, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

Lots of “stuff” running through my mind this morning – you know what I’m talking about…  Nothing in particular, just a whole bunch of jumbled up thoughts that didn’t seem to have comas separating them. I decided to take myself … Continue reading →

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A Birthday Gift for Annie.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

For her Birthday my friend Ann asked that we spend some time loving someone who is difficult for us to love. She said we didn’t have to forgive or hang out with them – she just wanted us to think … Continue reading →

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… “You learn by going where you have to go.”

Posted on February 14, 2014 by barbaraweicksel

This morning I found myself reading a poem call “The Waking” by Theodore Roethke.  I not only read it – I read it over and over and over. … I wake to sleep and take my waking slow. I feel … Continue reading →

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A Promise Kept

Posted on July 24, 2013 by barbaraweicksel

It’s been two years today since my father passed away.  I’m wondering exactly where those two years went – and more to the point – I’m wondering if I have kept the promises I made to myself as I sat … Continue reading →

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