Mindfulness - Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

Sweetness of Spring.

Children, Family, Food, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Simple Living, Small wonders, Spring, StoriesMarch 14, 202062Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today, I opened my spring/summer suitcase, pulled out a pair of sandals and shorts, and painted my toenails red. The season is changing. Hot cocoas, stews and blankets are going into hibernation.Mojitos, salads, and light sheets will replace them.I’m not ready for the heat of summerBut I am ready for the…

In Awe

Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Simple Living, Small wonders, StoriesMarch 14, 202065Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you see my car strolling through your neighborhood, please don't be alarmed - I'm not there for you. I am only there for the trees. Trees have a way of feeding me. I think about climbing their limbs, sitting a while and falling asleep under its shade. When there is canopy - each tree…

Sav’s Birdhouse

Garden, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, TravelMarch 12, 202058Views 0Likes 0Comments

I was visiting my sister in New Jersey when I noted two small birdhouses hanging in her backyard. She told me Sav made them for the kids, and I would get to meet him that afternoon. He came over to fix some stepping stones in the yard, my sister introduced us, and I commented on…

Desire

Family, friendship, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Small wondersMarch 11, 202076Views 0Likes 0Comments

How long can you live in the fluff - asking how are you's, saying I'm well's, and see you later's? I am standing on the edge, you're standing on another and there is a void between us. I am safe here, but yet I am alone. I desire to swim to you to sit with you and listen to the words your heart…

New Green

Garden, Life, Marriage, Mindful Living,, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Places, Simple Living, Small wonders, TravelMarch 6, 202057Views 0Likes 0Comments

There is so much to fear, so much to mourn, and so many burdens to bear. Global warming, coronavirus, and political unrest are all great cause for lament.Turn off the lights, wash your hands, vote, and cry if you must- but then clean your face and lookup. The birds are busy working: making babies, singing songs, and telling their stories. The trees are…

Perfect Places

Education, Family, Garden, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Places, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, TravelMarch 6, 202067Views 0Likes 0Comments

There is no such thing as perfection, they say, but I wholly disagree - the places I've lived told me otherwise.On the island of my birth and where I spent my early years, I ate Jackfruit, June plums, and bananas ripened by the sun.In Newark, New Jersey, the birds told me it was spring, twenty-five cent…