Victoria Ponders

September 2024

September 30, 2024

Seattle Surprises

“Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses… swapped back and forth and over again.” -Michelle Obama How much fun is this? Our daughter Delaney had a business trip recently…in Seattle…and knowing how much we adore Wynne…and Miss O and Mr. D, this fabulous foursome (plus Delaney’s… Continue reading

kindness

authors, connection, friendship, gratitude, kindness, love, writers
September 28, 2024

Hello and Goodbye?

This photo – snipped in above of a dear deer peeking at me is not my own, but a darn good substitute given that it’s just a stock photo from Google images. Normally I take my own pics, but I had a good reason for restraint. I’ll explain… I’ve written about the deer that frequent… Continue reading

kindness

gratitude, love, magical moments, nature, wildlife
September 24, 2024

~Late and Lost~

I woke up, disoriented to the max. Foggy and exhausted, as if I’d been running a marathon. In a slumber state. Turns out, I had been. Running, that is. But the image of blue eyeliner pulsing through my brain? This is it, I thought. I’ve lost my marbles. All of them, thanks to this nonsensical… Continue reading

Wellness

dream interpretation, dreams, Inspiration, self-awareness, Surviving Sue, Wellness
September 21, 2024

Loving Lisa: “I’m Like the Others”

“We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.” – Carl Jung Learning from others helps me see past the inadvertent disguises I wear. Most often, a comforting mask of certainty. Knowingness. Surprises come when I can recognize a growth opportunity. An opening to embrace what I might overlook.… Continue reading

Family, Surviving Sue

Carl Jung, disabilities, Family, gratitude, inclusion, Inspiration, love
September 19, 2024

Hand in Hand

I’ve returned to Yeats. William Butler Yeats, that is, because of “The Celtic Twilight” – first published in 1893 yet resonant for me today. A volume that’s comprised of Yeats’ early morning reveries. They speak to me, especially as autumn approaches. Stoking my sense of wonder, my belief in possibilities… Hand in hand. I love… Continue reading

kindness, writing

creativity, Inspiration, kindness, love, poetry, William Butler Yeats, writer
September 16, 2024

When You Crack Yourself Up: Ghost Writer

Oh my. This story? It takes the cake. The whole bakery. You won’t believe what I did. At least I THINK it was my mistake. Let me explain. I’m working on my project…my lengthier-by-the-minute manuscript that’s a fictionalized account of one of the threads in “Surviving Sue”. One that’s intrigued readers, which I’ve taken as… Continue reading

Surviving Sue, writing

author, ghost story, humor, Inspiration, Surviving Sue, what if, writing
September 9, 2024

Printers Row Lit Fest – Gratitude!

Hey there! I’m checking in to share some tidbits about my second ever visit to Printers Row Lit Fest in gorgeous Chicago yesterday. Here are some top-of-mind gratitude thoughts the morning after: Listening to stories – discovering connecting threads between strangers about shared experiences, especially the challenges of tending to individual and generational trauma while… Continue reading

Surviving Sue

authors, Eckhartz Press, gratitude, Inspiration, Printers Row Lit Fest, Surviving Sue, writing
September 3, 2024

You Were Right

Being a decisive one, I run on conviction most days. Unafraid to take a position on the field yet I need to remember to yield. Give my fellow players…in the game of life…their due. I love a meditative moment when awareness peaks. Across the day, I get swept up in all the “other” but… Continue reading

Wellness

apologies, forgiveness, insight, kindness, lifestyle, meditation, motivation

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