Hello, sand. I wriggle my toes in and around you.

Hello, sun. I turn my face toward you.

Hello, waves. I follow your sound to and fro, to and fro.

Hello, breath. I’ve missed you.

Hello, belly. I feel your clenching and I release you.

Hello, heart. Hello, hello, hello.

Hello, tears. I’ve been waiting for you.

Hello, Beloved Friend. I bow my head and my heart to you.

most days, i think we could all use a lot more hope & delight & wonder in our lives.

so, i have been sitting with the magic of my story club and it inspired me to create a video for you.

i hope you enjoy it.

because sometimes i so wish i could sit down with you and share a story over a cup of coffee, i thought i would do so in the form of a video.

in case you don’t like video, here’s the short version.

i have been through a lot of hard in my life.

one of the ways i made it though all the hard years and experiences – and the way i continue to make it through – is by using the power of imagination and story.

i write the stories i need to read when things are hard.

my tiny stories come from the part of me that always believes in hope & joy & magic & possibility & wonder.

no matter how hard things get.

regardless of whether everything around me seems to indicate that they are impossible and improbable.

i share my stories because i want to remind YOU of hope & joy & magic & possibility & wonder.

i want you to have stories that you can use as a lighthearted reminder, a touchstone, for the moments when they seem impossibly far away.

today, i made you a one minute visual meditation.

you can also wander over to youtube to watch it

sit back, relax, and let the ocean soothe you.