From sunrise to sunset of 2025, what a year this has been. I want to share some photos from this past year. Morocco, the Sahara Desert, a family visit, a surgery gone wrong, and my writing adventures. With health issues mostly behind me, I’m ready for more adventure. Wishing you and yours a wonderful New…Read more »
Category: Heartfelt
Family: Formed, Found, and Chosen; Moroccan Nomads
My poem, Curiosity and Wonder was selected for publication in early 2026 in an anthology of short stories and poems by several local authors. The submission was based on the theme Family: Formed, Found, and Chosen, in response to the memoir Solito by Javier Zamora, which tells the story of a nine-year-old child making his…Read more »
Illness to Inspiration Update
I had no idea my last blog would carry so much concern among my readers. Personal notes and messages were sent; one asked, “Why hadn’t you called me?” I was remiss in telling my readers that during my infirmary weeks ago, the outpouring of care from nearby neighbors, friends, and surrogate family was amazing. I…Read more »
A Poem for the Ages
This blog title uses the word ages in its literal translation. Therefore, this poem depicts my journey toward accepting my own aging process. I’ve been a relatively healthy 74 year old engaging in a variety of physical and mental activities that keep me vital and active. My Sacred Temple by Susan E. Greisen 12/24 My…Read more »
New Publication: How Time and Place Inspire Poetry
I was challenged to write a piece for our writers’ organization, Red Wheelbarrow Writers, to be published in a collective anthology. Here was the assignment: Submit fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that captures the importance of a particular place and its power to surprise, transform and inspire. Keen observation of everyday scenes reveals how simple, seemingly…Read more »
Embracing Aging: My Yoga Journey
(All images in this blog are computer generated.) “I can’t walk that far, I’m too old.” These are my mother’s words as I tried to encourage her out of the car to walk one block to see one of the geysers at Yellowstone. She never got out. “I can see the top of it from…Read more »
Sunrise, Sunset 2024
As this rosy sunrise brought us 2024, much has happened in our lives and around the world. But as the sun sets this December, I want to end with photos taken throughout the year. I have written about some of the images with others in upcoming blogs. Enjoy, and I wish you a healthy and splendid…Read more »
Honoring & Reuniting Veterans
Posted by in Heartfelt This U.S. Memorial Day Holiday (a day we honor and remember all of our veterans), I want to include a story written in 2008 about my former husband’s 86-year-old uncle Truman. Truman enjoyed reminiscing about the past. When he spoke of being in the war, I assumed he was speaking of World War II. (Truman…Read more »
Paralympic Athletes | Triumph Over Adversity
Posted by in Heartfelt, Uncategorized I love the summer Olympics and watch them religiously every four years as I did this summer (2024). I tear up as their life stories are told or when they win and achieve their goal. I have never watched the Paralympics, but this year I did. The competitions were jaw-dropping. How did the woman with…Read more »
Healing Generational Trauma: Insight, Coping, and Recovery
Posted by in Heartfelt, Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos Here in the USA, we are fortunate. In many of the 50 countries I have lived or traveled to, the recent history of war is part of their human fabric. Either people can recall the wartimes, have a family or friend killed or maimed, or the remnants of past bombings dot the landscape today. Yes,…Read more »
Susan E. Greisen 