Most every work day for more than 11 years, I wrote a love note, poem or other inspirational thought, on a napkin – and tucked it in my husband, Marshal’s, lunch – a ritual of the heart. At the beginning of 2009, Marshal started typing them up. It became OUR ritual of the heart to share the Daily Napkin as a blog. Then, in October 2015, Marshal retired, so the whole dynamic changed. I took several months to re-evaluate and decide what I was going to do. The poetry of the napkin is now joined with my art and/or photography images. May you enjoy them. May they feed your spirit.
Saturated
Saturated As my thoughts concluded I got on with the busyness of the day Once hatched... epiphanies take on a life of their own multiplying exponentially Layers upon layers they will build up and mix it up until perceptual palate is...
High Time
It's high time you come out of hiding don't you think? Let us see you in your fullness and brilliance Bless us with your presence You, in all of your uniqueness, are a precious, shiny gift... radiant and glorious you
Enter Here
Enter here your path the path of life of your choice The gateway an open door always open always changing inviting Make your choosing while alive while awake conscious and aware Joy it is that walks the path Joy it is the destination...
Begin Again Again
Begin again in this moment once more Begin Again Leaning on guidance stepping out in faith in knowing with the heart of a child Beginners heart begin.again.again Think of old Finnigan do the little dance and song or not Begin... Taking one more step...
Blessings for the Longest Night
Enter Winter Solstice, Longest night is near Hear the heart, its’ yearning Invokes the light’s return Mystery all around Blessings abound May you be surrounded and in-filled by love and light!
Thanks Giving
There is such an abundance of things to be thankful for... I could start saying them right now, continue speaking them every moment, every day from here on and not have finished on the day I died... And so I do Thank you for being part of this abundant life...
Soul Gifts
Our gifts are meant To stretch our capabilities And stretching is Always a challenge! So, be attentive To your soul’s joy Let your soul’s delight Be your compass In Love, it’s begun…
Balance
Blending the elements fire and water earth and air Finding balance which may be different than yours, than theirs Always in upheaval of one kind or another moving, alive, short stasis And around again Again…
Honoring
Honoring you for your work the day to day nose to it and way more with a cherry on top (not maraschino) The pulling, the seeping The trudging, the weeping The smiling, the joy work Involving the unfolding Allowing bigger Discovering lighter Enabling growth ...
Fickle Feathers
Like feathers falling from who knows where Thoughts and other mental activities drifted upon the corners nooks and craniums Touched down in silent celebration jubilant in a mute kind of way a gaggle of possibilities tickled inferences While the...
Movement
intense below the surface vibrant at its center like a fiery rainbow misting through the cells feelings permeated infiltrated, illuminated charged the moment upon expression created movement instigated experiences catalyzed growth
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine was all growed up and everything Living in the back washes of the carnival/rodeo thingy she’d been there for years most of her life, it seemed Herded there by a cloudy character of undefined purposes in a nefarious attempt to cloud her light ...