It’s a ritual of mine to sneak away from my desk in the afternoons during the spring and summer. I take a walk around the Capitol, past the Supreme Court, and down to Union Station. Every summer, that simple walk becomes my quiet time, my opportunity to settle my restlessness, and make a daily effort towards letting the world go, and seeking out peace. I return to my desk, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
The Green Jewel
If I told you my favorite color is green, I know I wouldn't be alone. I read JT's post and I KNOW I am not alone! We share a childhood genesis of our love. The color is intertwined with good memories of my dad bringing me home colored sugar balls of candy. The green ones were tart and wonderful. I would eat those first. Later, I loved the green grass. Verdant and lush. Forests … [Read more...]
Green is the Color of Change
Green. Merriam-Webster lists several meanings such as, "Fresh, New", "pleasantly alluring" and the ideas of youth. Although green is not my favorite color, that's blue, the color green always evokes a sense of newness and change. And so, it seems apropos that I'm writing this just one week before Spring begins, which is usually when I think about change the most. This … [Read more...]
Green Means Go, Red is a Color
A couple of decades ago, my dad was visiting a foreign country and observed over the course of a week that the driving conventions were...different...from what we mostly encounter in the U.S. He described a ballet of chaos: near misses, honking, brake-screeching, and a marked disinclination of the folks on the road to follow any discernible traffic rules. (At least … [Read more...]
My Favorite Color
I discovered my favorite color when I was four years old. During summer break from school, my grandmother would set up a table for me in our small dining room in front of two windows. The golden sunlight would seep through lace curtains and onto my child-sized linoleum table adorned with clumps of red flowers printed on its cream surface framed by aluminum that matched its … [Read more...]
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