Increasingly, I am peering into the corners of my own life. I have created a handy flashlight (this blog) and I am shining light into old caves inside my own self. This uncomfortable arena? This resistance? This pushback and lack of interest? I had no idea it would be such a helpful tool. It helps to have smart and kind people with whom I seem to consistently be in contact, who read my writing, who want to engage, who reach out, ask questions and care. This is probably one of the greatest gifts anyone can have. I have it now, and I am mesmerized that life can look like this. Life can be created like this. It can look like layers of community, layers of love, layers of trust, layers of connection. It can look like effort and kindness, pain and confusion, messiness and frustration, all of it. Perhaps that is just what each day really brings, and the more I say that, the better I do.

More scenes from the recent beach weekend. Love the framing effect of this window.