It’s called the Slip’n’Slide

By Colleen McCarthy-Evans

An Rx for all you Mermaids
and Would-be Mermaids

When that old fear grabs hold
Of your heart and your joints
Here’s the prescription you need
And it won’t hurt a bit

You’ll slip out of your fears
And slide back into ease
And that’s why we call it
The Slip’n’Slide.

All you really gotta do
To do the Slip’n’Slide
Is follow my instructions
And [...]

How to Practice Forgiveness

By Colleen McCarthy-Evans

You can start right in practicing forgiveness, the next time you’re searching for a parking space at Trader Joe’s around 5:30 p.m., and instead of cursing that hugely pregnant mother of at least two already, who just cut you off and took the perfect spot that was rightfully yours, you choose instead [...]

Musing In the Dark

I have no idea what time it is. I’m wide awake, lying in bed, listening to the rhythmic breathing of a husband and a dog. I decide to try something I’ve not historically been great at: meditation. I feel the beating of my heart. I hear an owl call. My thoughts begin to filter in. [...]

Back to the Drawing Board

By Colleen McCarthy-Evans

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” — Pablo Picasso

Creativity is as much a part of being human as walking upright, feeling compassion, and playing Scrabble. And that oh-so human urge to create is often followed by a secondary urge: to share [...]