by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Grief, Spiritual
“Love is felt most deeply when it is leaving.” I can’t unearth who first said the above quote, but it’s frequently referred to when speaking of love and loss. Most of what I could uncover was in agreement and sometimes added that...
by Lillian Lake | | Angel Encounters, Spiritual
Is friendship a happiness drug? Lately, I’ve pondered the benefits of friendships and what they offer to a community. An angel sat on my shoulder and nudged me to write this today. Angels know that support is always welcome. We need only ask. People often show...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
On my mind this week is “community love” or “community in love.” There is no more powerful energy than love. As these two concepts settled in my heart, I felt I would venture to share my thoughts. This nudge came from an online post announcing...
by Lillian Lake | | Spiritual
“You’re not the same as you were before. You were much more…muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.” (Lewis Carroll – Alice in Wonderland) My take on this quote is that Mad Hatter refers to Alice losing connection to her inner child....
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Grief, Spiritual
Greetings, dear readers. I baked today and will bake tomorrow, too. I bake when I need to think. Today, I thought about all kinds of things while I baked three batches of shortbread, a carrot cake, which will be tomorrow’s birthday cake with cream cheese...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
Happy New Year! I spent the week of New Year’s Day with the flu—three days of fever and more than that of coughing. The coughing thing is still happening. The number of times I succumb to coughing in a day is lessening. I know it will eventually go away. My...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
The calendar that most people follow for business purposes and daily living proclaimed January 1, 2025, the beginning of a new year. This is not true of all belief systems, but it is relevant and valuable in my thoughts today. In the long run, the particular day of a...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
Timeless Christmas Memories. They seem to flood our hearts when we least expect them and even when we call them up purposefully. What makes memories important? They connect us with our heritage, ancestors, and who we thought we were. Who are the memory keepers? What...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community
I wrote a news column last week reflecting on “how early is too early to decorate for Christmas.” I would probably decorate all year if I could. The lights are an exceptionally bright favorite. I love having clear lights outside all year. So this year, I...
by Lillian Lake | | Grief, Spiritual
During this holiday season of 2024, I have been remembering with gratitude the 2019 Thanksgiving season. It may seem odd to think of gratitude and grief going together hand in hand. But it can, and it should. My mother was in the hospital with her seventh heart...
