Goodbye Old Friend

By JosiePosted on December 21, 2021January 30, 2022Blog

Solstice Sunset, Effort PA 2020.My last Winter Solstice here Last night was the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The word Solstice, derived from the Latin Sol (sun)… Read More ›

Run for the Roses

By JosiePosted on June 9, 2021January 30, 2022Blog

This is a true story and happened June 8, 2007. Fourteen years ago today. As I write this, a thunderstorm is sweeping across the farmland west of me. The air… Read More ›

A Solstice Song

By JosiePosted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020Blog

May the long time sun shine upon youAll love surround youAnd the pure light within youGuide your way onGuide your way on https://youtu.be/wHkhLgXYTYs Solstice Sun, Effort PA Goodbye Old Sun… Read More ›

Mother’s Day and the Prayer of Recollection

By JosiePosted on March 21, 2020June 26, 2021Blog

2011 Glen Rock, NJ. With my mother's statue "Spring." It is Mother’s Day, in a time of pandemic. In northeastern Pennsylvania, the temperatures dropped below freezing yesterday. It snowed, and… Read More ›

The Dive, The Pause, The Peace – Resting in Pisces Water

By JosiePosted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020Blog

"Doesn't everyone belong in the arms of the Sacred?" Lady Gaga - "Angel Down" Hilo Bay, Hawaii August 2017 Even as the cold lifts and small buds appear on my… Read More ›

Thanksgiving and Loss

By JosiePosted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020Blog

"If God said, 'Rumi, pay homage to everything that has helped you enter my arms,' there would not be one experience of my life, not one thought, not one feeling,… Read More ›

Bringing the World Together: Running the NYC Marathon

By JosiePosted on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019Blog

"It's entirely possible that every big city is at its best on marathon day. These races, this mass of humanity lining up and traversing 26.2 miles just for the fun… Read More ›