Writer. Poet. Dreamer. Wanderer.
Today I wanted to focus on the people who get things done — in the background — ensuring we have things like clean floors, clean bathrooms and clean offices. When you walk into a building and the floors are polished until they shine and the carpet is vacuumed — that doesn't happen by itself. When... Continue Reading →
Today, I found kindness in a drive-thru, at our local Hardee's in Emporia, Kansas. Today, after being off work and grad school for a week, I found myself stressed out as I was trying to wrap up a couple of projects that are due right after returning to work and class this week. As I... Continue Reading →
Its been a long while since I've posted on this blog. Life, grad school and my wonderful job have all taken my time. Much of the gratitude postings I do now are either on my Facebook page or through hand-written notes (which are still being mailed out quite frequently). This is a quick check-in. Life... Continue Reading →
One of the greatest blessings in my life is gratitude. My project, 1,000 thank you notes, is going nicely. With that said, here is a bit of an update. I spent the holiday weekend with my grandmother and visiting family. I kept a running list of who I needed to thank for various things over... Continue Reading →
This week the first several thank-you notes have gone out for the 1,000 thank you notes project. Each time I head to the mailbox and drop that thank-you card in it, I feel my own heart expanding in joy and gratitude. I know how much it means to receive a thank-you note -- much more... Continue Reading →
Today I hit my 1,000th day of posting what I'm grateful for on Facebook. And on Thanksgiving too! One. Thousand. Days. That's a huge number -- over three years of gratitude posting. See this post for an explanation of the project. My journey began on Nov. 1, 2013, when I decided to start posting what... Continue Reading →
Last night I took time out for a change of pace -- for a change of view. I admit I've had severe election fatigue as most of us in the United States do right about now. I was feeling pretty burned out. So, a change in pace was in order. In the form of a... Continue Reading →
For the past few months, I’ve been working on how to move my gratitude project forward, thus the transformation of my blog and blog Facebook page to “The Wandering Pigeon: Gratitude.” As day 1,000 of my daily gratitude postings rapidly approaches, I have decided to reveal my next step: 1,000 thank you notes. And right... Continue Reading →
Today I woke up on the wrong side of the universe and it just kept going. I didn't want to get out of bed. I couldn't find my socks. The dogs wouldn't eat — and one of them is really sick and I'm afraid he will slip away soon. Then the dogs made a mess. I... Continue Reading →
Going through a make-up bag you haven't cleaned out in decades (and still use daily) is truly like taking a walk down memory lane. Today I became frustrated with the many items in said make-up bag because I couldn't get to anything I truly needed. So I dumped it in the sink -- and my... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 