My word for 2018 is focus, which requires paying attention to the moment – the now. So, this year, I’ll be taking note of experiences I may have missed, without focus. Many may seem to be BGO’s (blinding glimpses of the obvious), but hey, I might have missed them.

Here’s this week of NOWS:

memories of what I was like from ages 13-15, after sharing sacred time with beloved 13-15 year-old girls;

laughing.until.I.cried;

that.first.sip.of.coffee;

the gift of eye contact;

the healing power of yoga;

what happens when the weight of a painful secret is shared;

every.single.bite of one of Tom’s perfectly (Big Green Egg) grilled pork chops;

gratefully witnessing Bloss rally, yet again;

#grateFULL t-shirts;

finding exquisitely stacked French Broad River stones, topped with an amethyst, at the second annual NC Honey Festival;

how frighteningly easy it is for me to consider opinions with which I disagree – wrong;

really.fresh.shrimp; and

praying for rain without a hurricane.

What NOWS did you experience or witness this week?