by Sharon Cooke | May 29, 2022
“My car is Tangerine Dream. I like to drive fast. I’m ninety-two. I don’t moan, I do my exercises. No one sees me without my makeup. It’s the first thing I do every day. I am in my last days and my daughter Lyn is taking lessons. She doesn’t wear makeup. This is why...
by Sharon Cooke | Mar 24, 2022
Exhaustion is not tired. Tired has passed. It was ignored, shrugged off. When tired you can rally. Have a shower. Rest your eyes – not sleeping, just resting. Drink water. Balancing exercises. Fresh air. Convincing yourself you can do this. It’s just one more...
by Sharon Cooke | Jan 30, 2022
400 years ago a tea bowl was broken. A favourite piece of the Japanese shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. He sent it to China for repair and it returned held together by metal pins. Not pleased, he sent it to local craftsmen who chose to repair the piece with golden lacquer,...
by Sharon Cooke | Oct 9, 2021
There was a time, talking to yourself was frowned upon. Meant you had probably gone “loopy loop.” Now, it’s called “self talk” and can be quite acceptable. I’m sure there are boundaries. Might not be cool to go to a restaurant. Have a table for two and order for...
by Sharon Cooke | Aug 29, 2021
Universal Law; What you radiate, you attract. What you give, you receive. In the course of your day; do you ever stop and give attention to what you are radiating? What have you been thinking? What have you been saying? How have you been behaving? Our feelings,...
by Sharon Cooke | Jun 13, 2021
Can we talk. Can we hear. Can you read a post on social media, hear a voice in conversation, that isn’t your view, your perspective, your take, your opinion, your belief, your thought… And be comfortable. Or Do you feel the need to correct, attack, judge, talk over,...
