farewell sweet kylie

Kylie and Max last year.

Kitty and Kylie January 25, 2014, the day before she died. She couldn't move on her own, so Kitty kept her company.

Our sweetest, favoritest chicken, Kylie died this week. We will miss her sweet little voice and her gentle manner. Never afraid to visit us where ever we were, in the yard or in the house. She was with us for five years from the time she was just a day old. 

Farewell.

:: grateful ::

I'm grateful for:

today.

so many good books to read!

good friends to celebrate and celebrate with.

creating something each day.

my family, near and far.

an open mind.

an open heart.

constructive criticism.

torches a plenty!

What are you grateful for today?

{this moment}

an occasional friday post by me...inspired by a soulemama's friday ritual.

The Smallest Measure of Time

Paramanu: the smallest measure of time. It's a lovely word, a lovely concept. I remember the first time I heard it. It made me smile from the inside. The two most important things I learned in meditation class (where I first heard the word) were to set aside my ego in order to better understand reality and how each paramanu is an opportunity to change your mind, your actions, your understanding. Each paramanu is a gift if you choose to notice the tiny yet expansive moment and to see that reality has many sides to it. That each soul can experience the same moment and understand something wholly different than the soul beside it observing the same thing.

2014 looks like a good year for growing. One paramanu at a time.