my journey (so far) – Jeffrey A. Nelson

A Week Outside Reality

My family’s annual trip to Ormond Beach, Florida exists on its own plane. The weeks and months before and after it are filled with responsibilities. We mind calendars and lists and activities, and they dictate where we need to be and for how long, and what we need to do while we’re there. We attendContinue reading “A Week Outside Reality”

Flow: A Mid-Year Check-in

For close to a decade, I’ve been observing the practice of choosing a word by which to live for the new year. This is inspired by One Word 365, and I have found it a preferable alternative to making resolutions. Most years that I’ve done this, I have experienced positive results: it has added greaterContinue reading “Flow: A Mid-Year Check-in”

Happily Ever Again

A few years ago my daughter was telling a story that she either was trying to read or that she was making up herself. It easily could have been both, I suppose: perhaps she was turning the pages of a book and making up her own version of what she saw and the words sheContinue reading “Happily Ever Again”