helping to create a more compassionate world through stories and action
For those of you who don’t know, I have enrolled in graduate school to get my Masters in Library and Information Science. It has kept me from writing much on both this blog and my fiction, but I am enjoying the endeavor. I will write more about my library experiences, but this post is an... Continue Reading →
I have been reading a lot lately about relationships, communication, and love. Communicating with others in a loving way is something that does not come naturally to most of us, as we aren’t taught it in society. We are encouraged to express ourselves, which is only half of the communication equation. We are rarely encouraged,... Continue Reading →
Working in the garden not only helps to practice living an intentional lifestyle, but the garden itself is a microcosm of intentional living. The soil is our minds, the plants are our beliefs about the world, and our gardening work is our actions we take in the 3D reality related to those beliefs. My garden... Continue Reading →
There must come a point when it does, when the circumstances pressing down upon us make the decision for us, regardless of what we would choose otherwise. Basic choices that start us out on our journey of life are not ours to make. I cannot decide where I was born or to whom. I cannot... Continue Reading →
Much of my writing has to do with personal choice. I believe that we are responsible for our own lives and admit I have little patience for those who live otherwise. Not because I think they are less, I don't, but because there is so much wasted potential in their lives by letting external forces... Continue Reading →
I have never been a particularly materialistic person and don’t enjoy shopping, so collecting an overabundance of stuff has never been a problem for me. But I find our house, which isn’t small, is full of, well, stuff. Just stuff that has accumulated over the years, stuff from living a life. A lot of it.... Continue Reading →
Most fiction is about individuals dealing with their misery. After all, you have to have conflict in order to have a story. The characters spend the story figuring out how to escape being miserable in their lives, either by an inner revelation or through an external circumstance. It's the reason we read fiction—to see how... Continue Reading →
Spring doesn’t just bring flowers to my garden—it brings my stories to my mind. Stories that have lain dormant for a long time, perhaps for just the winter, or perhaps for more than just a season or two. But this spring, thank goodness, the quickening of life also quickened the creativity in my subconscious. Sometimes,... Continue Reading →
What happens to us in our day to day lives is greatly influenced by the way we see the world. It’s called general perception. How do you perceive the world around you? Is it a safe place? A kind place? An abundant place? Or is it mean, dangerous, where everyone is out to get you?... Continue Reading →
As a member of the "sandwich generation", balancing the care of aging parents and still having children at home brings both rewards and heartache. Caring for a dear friend with dementia, the author reflects on the challenges and rewards of providing compassionate care, emphasizing the importance of patient and loving support in the face of difficulty.
Katherine LE White 