This month, I’m writing posts from prompts in the Writing Down the Bones Card Deck by Natalie Goldberg, shared with me by my friend Barb Edler of Iowa. For this last day of August, the question asks: what are you reaching for? The end of the month provides a perfect time to reflect and set the sails for the last four months of 2025.
I’m reaching for better days ahead
more fitting for a woman of almost 60
to live out some dreams
go traveling
tend the parched plants
pet the dogs
read happy books
wear comfortable clothes
cook meals
drink morning porch coffee
chase waterfalls
sip wine
have time to call my own
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