Fairyland (Tarot of Michelle)

A purely decorative area of landscaping is teaching me to be less relentlessly practical, more experimental and less of a control freak.

Change is Natural (Tarot of Michelle)

Change can be overwhelming, and I must choose resilience when it washes over me.

Striving to recognize one-time versus recurring opportunities helps me be present and make better decisions.

It’s hard to go wrong with an impulse purchase of a useful item.

Classy and tacky: accept cognitive dissonance and follow your flair. Let your freak flag fly!

An accidental discovery led to a lifetime of values-based appreciation and use.

No matter how badly I screw up my life, I can still write about it and salvage something from the experience.

Just because we call something, something, doesn’t make it so. Assumptions can be damaging.

A friend’s theory of creativity has gotten me through many instances of writer’s block.

Sometimes the old ways are the best, preserving the brain/body connection.