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A Limping Coyote in the Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 1051
Yesterday, I was surprised by how big he was, and how, from a distance, he looked sleek and strong. But then he came closer, making...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Love and Death in February: Everyday Magic, Day 1050
“Maybe since January lasted for seven and a half years, February will be easy,” I said to my friend Kris. She was doubtful since...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 13, 20222 min read
Finding Kansas (and That’s All She Wrote): Everyday Magic, Day 1049
I was lucky: I found a place that made a satisfying click when I set foot in it, and I knew. It was April 30, 1982, I was living in...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 29, 20223 min read
Small Sweetnesses in a Dark, Cold Time: Everyday Magic, Day 1048
At Checkers, our big locally-owned grocery store the other day, the check-out lines snaked across the frozen food section with six or so...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Doe a Deer Lives to See Another Day: Everyday Magic, Day 1047
This is a story of what can happen when you ask the birds to talk to the deer as well as how conversations in our minds can seem like...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 8, 20223 min read
When the Real Winter Shows Up: Everyday Magic, Day 1046
In the last week, the temperatures have risen well over 70 degrees, what we expect in April and not in late December, but my dubious joy...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 29, 20212 min read
For the Love of Mike and His Art: Everyday Magic, Day 1045
For years, they arrived regularly, two or three batches every month or so that always included one for me, one for Ken, and occasionally...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 18, 20212 min read
6 Ways to Determine What’s Your Work (and What’s Not): Everyday Magic, Day 1044
This is a cross-post I wrote for Your Right Livelihood (scroll down for more info.). With so many people I know grappling with the same...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 9, 20214 min read
On the Edge of the Holidays: Everyday Magic, Day 1043
There’s something both stark and magical about the time right before the holiday season opens wide and emcompasses us in a whole lot of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 24, 20212 min read
For the Love of Phil on the Day of the Dead: Everyday Magic, Day 1042
It’s not lost on me that it’s the Day of the Dead, when we remember and honor our departed beloveds (between Oct. 31-Nov. 2 this year)....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 2, 20214 min read
Listening to the Land With New Hearing: Everyday Magic, Day 1061
Lying in bed this morning between layers of flannel with a purring kitty under the covers with me, I dreamed in and out of the call of a...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Make Mine an MRI With a Side of Enya and a Rainbow for Dessert: Everyday Magic, Day 1060
Question: How many MRIs does it take a claustrophobe to relax? Answer: When Brandon, the wonderful (re: tolerant) MRI tech asked I told...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 6, 20213 min read
The Changing of the Light: Everyday Magic, Day 1059
Beyond the lower temperatures and chigger count, there’s something else that truly distinguishes this time of year: the changing of the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 4, 20211 min read
9/11 From the Vantage Point of a Subway Dweller: Everyday Magic, Day 1058
Twenty years ago it happened. Ten years ago I wrote this post. So much of it is still true, and there’s so much more to say about the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 11, 20215 min read
The Call: Everyday Magic, Day 1057
This morning, I gave a short talk at the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation’s Rosh Hashana service on Shafarot, a calling to live...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 7, 20212 min read
In Search of the Big-Ass Trees: Everyday Magic, Day 1046
When we went to the Pacific Northwest earlier this month, we had a mission: behold as many big-ass trees as possible. Thanks to our...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 31, 20212 min read
10 Reasons to Come to Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 1045
Kelley Hunt and my 16th annual six-day Brave Voice, Sept. 19-24 in Council Grove, Kansas. We have strong Covid protocols in place to keep...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 15, 20212 min read
When Everything’s Coming Up Roses: Everyday Magic, Day 1044
Kansas roses struggle once summer gets its heat on, but I have found a land where everything is coming up roses: the Pacific Northwest....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Let’s Talk About Simone Biles: Everyday Magic, Day 1043
Let’s talk Simone Biles But first, let’s talk about two gymnasts we don’t know the names of: Elena Mukhina and Julissa Gomez. Elena...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 29, 20213 min read
A Medal for Bravery Finally Delivered After 77 Years: Everyday Magic, Day 1042
Saturday I got to watch historic justice: Jarek Piekalkiewicz finally being presented with the Cross of the Brave, known as Krzyz...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 26, 20213 min read
