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.
Daily Napkin for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010
Once upon a time,at least a few minutes ago,there was a little boyeyes filled with wonderheart heavy as stoneincongruent, yet integrousalive but not awakeawake but not awareawake of aches long pastencouraged through loveand acceptanceto release his heavy load
Daily Napkin for Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
Shout it out with great enthusiasmtap your foot with the rythmn of your songawaken your heart with Spirits promptingseek your soul in every placeand so with vervecrow cawed his greetingand with awesome powerhe emoted his beingand on and onthe others cawed backin...
Daily Napkin for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
When it's grayand all colorsare shades of grayand stillness sitsin graynesslike a blanketwet and soggyThen, I let the sunin meshine brighter...Full spectrum light
Daily Napkin for Monday, February 8, 2010
Have you ever noticed?There's more than enoughof everything...Plenty of sandno skimping on beautyLove everywhereand light everydayEvidence of a prosperousuniverse filled withmore than enough...
Peace
the delicate cherry blossomsdrifted downto the lotus pondeach one softly whisperingit's mantra of "Peace"on breezesever so faintHearts call outin sacred silencethrough the beaked lipsof joyous birds
Daily Napkin for Thursday, February 4, 2010
In the crisp chillwe howled at the full moonempathizing with brother wolfclinging with toesto pebbles and sandand prickly forest elementsClosing eyes in the effortimmersed in the thrilland quickening spiritUntil with cloud,one-pointedness and voicedrifted away in...
Daily Napkin for Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Settle in my bonesyou might saywithout compunctionor judgementor some silly self-descriptionNaked insideand comfortable with itable to leap small challengesin a single thoughtand discover that roadblocksare an invitationfor a spontaneous picnic
Daily Napkin for Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Her gripon realityon outcomeher fantasyand sointentions awryaskew, asideShe stoppedshe sighedshe breathedprayedlistenedrepurposedand aligned
Daily Napkin for Monday, February 1, 2010
In the bellygrowing and readyingto sproutand now the quickeningbegins anewImbolc's promiseBrigid's dreamingLife awakeningunto itselfkicking and rejoicingbeing alive
Winds of Change
Little catepillarleaned hard againstthe winds of changebending even his freckle-hairsin the effortSuddenlythe wind changedshiftedand blew him over
Daily Napkin for Friday, January 29, 2010
Wrappedwarm, safe, lovedUnconditionalalwaysinternal Momcomfortson icy cold morningsfoggy breath chills cheeksstillmy heart is warmand glad
Daily Napkin for Thursday, January 28, 2010
In a flurryof self contemplationthe truth tickled my fancyNowand againbefore settling into the bonesin quiet acquiescenceAssimilation of the factsprovided only a side notetucked amongst the light