Category Archives: Time

Yay, I Did It!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jzrart

I thought that by the time I turned seventy years old, I’d have it all pretty much together. But last November when I hit the big seven-oh, I was still fumbling my lines and couldn’t remember where on the stage … Continue reading →

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Good News!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jzrart

Good news! My new website is getting closer to being finished and my memoir progresses.  Once my website is up, you’ll find out the title of my book and get to read Chapter One. Hopefully you’ll get a hint of … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Creative, Books, Healthy Living, Life, Memoir, The Journey, Time, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Don’ Give Up

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jzrart

I’ve been running into those words often for a couple of days now as I try to get myself back into my daily routine and at work on my memoir.  It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in which the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dogs, family, Friendships, Gratefulness, Healing, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, The Garden, Time, Uncategorized, Wise Words, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Making Progress

Posted on February 2, 2013 by jzrart

Yikes! Yesterday was the first day of February. I set a deadline to finish a draft of my memoir by September first. I don’t know where last month’s thirty-one days went. I swear it was just yesterday that I welcomed … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on January 25, 2013 by jzrart

On this day thirteen years ago, I wrote the following entry in my journal. “I love the winter landscape when the eye of God seems to be everywhere, and snow is a white backdrop for the dark forms of trees.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Quotes, The Garden, The Seasons, Time, wonderings, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A Work In Progress

Posted on January 19, 2013 by jzrart

“This is a work in progress, a process of uncovering our natural openness, uncovering our natural intelligence and warmth. I have discovered, just as my teachers always told me, that we already have what we need. The wisdom, the strength, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gratefulness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, stories, Time, Wise Words, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Holiday Wishes

Posted on December 14, 2012 by jzrart

The season is moving on and the end of 2012, is not too far off.  Though September is really the month I consider to be my New Year, January is still a landmark time, in that the calendar begins its … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Dreams, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Perfectionism, Time, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

A Gift For Myself

Posted on November 30, 2012 by jzrart

I’m on retreat, at the beach in Duck, North Carolina. Today is my last day here.  We’ll head on home tomorrow, leaving the calming sound of the ocean right outside our door. It’s a great time to be here. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christmas, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Retreats, stories, The Sea, Time, Travels, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Chasing Ice

Posted on November 3, 2012 by jzrart

It’s November. Halloween is over. Americans spent eighty billion dollars on candy and costumes this Halloween. When it comes to money, what we have spent on the current election is unspeakable. Christmas carols will soon be echoing throughout every mall … Continue reading →

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One Sweet Journey

Posted on October 21, 2012 by jzrart

Two weeks ago Bill and I went up to Long Island, to scatter my mother’s ashes. I worried about the trip for weeks ahead of time, waking every morning with the same questions.  “Am I doing the right thing and why?  … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, family, Gratefulness, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Time, Travels | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments