Juliet Rome How to Cross a River
Aspiration

HOW TO CROSS A RIVER

I knew it was coming. The morning trill in my head. For you non bird lovers, this is not always musical. It can be high pitched and long and dry. All the things and people I love are now in a faceoff with all the things I must start and…

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Juliet Rome Quiet Mind
Aspiration, Ideals

THE BEAUTY OF A QUIET MIND

It’s uphill to manage all the teasing, leaping, often vexing thoughts that run through one’s mind. J. and I have a few tall trees to get around in life and work in this season and I’m aware of the need to take my thoughts captive. Cleveland Clinic says we have…

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Juliet Rome Lifestyle A very good Year
Aspiration, Home, Ideals, Lifestyle

A VERY GOOD YEAR

It started with a movie. Sick (literally) to miss a young friend’s wedding, J. pulled up the blanket on my day in bed and turned on the 2006 romantic comedy starring Russell Crowe that my brother confesses to watching a dozen times. When I mentioned to him recently that I…

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