November 2007 - Posts

• More About Now

  There are plenty of voices these days reminding us to “Be Here Now.” Ram Dass has a book by that title. There’s also Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now,” Niel Fiore’s “The Now Habit,” and a host of other titles embracing presence and the moment. Now is Read More... Posted Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:14 PM by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 0 Comments Filed under: parenting, paying attention, present moment

• Finding Treasure Wherever We Can

  In Alice in Wonderland , the Mad Hatter says to Alice, "You're not paying attention, and if you don't pay him, you know he won't perform." This quote sums up why I am a practicing poet. Because it's easy to not pay attention. It's easy to get caught up Read More... Posted Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:07 PM by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 0 Comments Filed under: being present, gifts, paying attention

• Story Telling 101

  Four More Magic Words and How To Use Them "No, Mommy!" says the three-year-old boy, bolting from bed. "You didn’t do it right. Start over." Oh yeah. I have learned that for me, there is one magic word. Please. Of course. It works wonders. I will give Read More... Posted Thursday, November 08, 2007 5:30 PM by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 2 Comments Filed under: creativity, meeting the moment, parenting

• Times of Transition?

  And This Is Why I Hold You It is not always best to know everything. -- Nancy Kurtz A girl became a stump became a leaf that fell come fall as leaves should do. As her report cards always said, She follows directions well . Directions became potato shoots, Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:42 PM by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 0 Comments

• And I Want to Say

  And I Want to Say It's eleven o'clock and please let me take you out to the field where I’ll sing you a song that you’ll never hear on silvery scrim. It renews itself with every second. I have chosen you, my naked idiom, because you rant like crows at Read More... Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:49 AM by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 0 Comments