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The Everyday Magic Blog

I'm so happy to share my blog, started in 2008 as part of my writing practice and as way to connect directly with you! Please peruse the blog, and sign up to get the latest posts. You can also get my beautifully-produced and illustrated collection of many blog posts, Everyday Magic: Fieldnotes on the Mundane and the Miraculous through Meadowlark Press here. Thanks for being part of my everyday magic.

Turkeys of a Feather Stick Together: Everyday Magic, Day 156

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 22, 20101 min read

Turkeys of a Feather Stick Together: Everyday Magic, Day 156

Staring at the turkey out this window on this gloomy day when I can't get warm, I was dazzled by her feathers. Iridescent black, brown,...

Orange Moon & The Skymen: Everyday Magic, Day 155

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 21, 20101 min read

Orange Moon & The Skymen: Everyday Magic, Day 155

Sometime between 1 and 2 a.m., Ken woke me up and cajoled me out of bed to the back deck, where I stood in my nightgown and bare feet...

We Have Less Control Than The Little Control We Think We Have: Everyday Magic, Day 153

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 18, 20101 min read

We Have Less Control Than The Little Control We Think We Have: Everyday Magic, Day 153

The other quote comes from Pema Chodron, and I know it’s about how we humans are wired for solid ground while life is the opposite, but...

What To Do Now? Everyday Magic, Day 151

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 16, 20102 min read

What To Do Now? Everyday Magic, Day 151

There are some days that I don’t know how to live. I mean, I could do one part of my work or another, clean a closet instead, take a walk...

Dogs Are Better Than Us: Everyday Magic, Day 150

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 15, 20102 min read

Dogs Are Better Than Us: Everyday Magic, Day 150

It's true. They just are. It's not the same with cats: some particular cats might be better than some particular humans, but for the most...

West Into Winter: Everyday Magic, Day 147

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 13, 20101 min read

West Into Winter: Everyday Magic, Day 147

I was on my way to give a talk on Jubilee — what we release and learn from, embrace and start fresh and alive with, beginners all of us...

Becoming the Art We Are: Everyday Magic, Day 146

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 11, 20101 min read

Becoming the Art We Are: Everyday Magic, Day 146

Writing, talking, planning writing, talking more and aiming ourselves toward artfully-prepared meals and rich bouts of coffee has made me...

The Morning After the Party: Everyday Magic, Day 141

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 6, 20102 min read

The Morning After the Party: Everyday Magic, Day 141

Let's just say the first party was a sparkling cider with a dash of white wine and a big paper plate full of latkes kind of affair. The...

Introvert Trying to Get In on Extrovert Weekend: Everyday Magic, Days 139-140

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 5, 20102 min read

Introvert Trying to Get In on Extrovert Weekend: Everyday Magic, Days 139-140

It was an everything kind of weekend: my birthday, our annual Hanukkah party, a writing workshop I was leading for people with serious...

The Miracles of Laura Nyro: Everyday Magic, Day 138

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 3, 20102 min read

The Miracles of Laura Nyro: Everyday Magic, Day 138

I've been been thinking about Laura Nyro a lot and listening to her music. This started yesterday when I realized that one of my...

The Return of the Birds: Everyday Magic, Day 137

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 2, 20101 min read

The Return of the Birds: Everyday Magic, Day 137

Lately, I've noticed the cats high-speeding it to the window to stare out with great joy and hunger, and just beyond them, the bare...

Winterizing Myself: Everyday Magic, Day 136

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 1, 20101 min read

Winterizing Myself: Everyday Magic, Day 136

I found the ultimate zebra-print pajamas at Goodwill, completing my safari winterization outfit, and moreover, allowing me to mix stripes...

Sizing Up the Writing Life: Everyday Magic, Day 133

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 28, 20101 min read

Sizing Up the Writing Life: Everyday Magic, Day 133

Turned out I filled up 24″ of journals during the 1980s in self-examination, stabs at poetry and stories, agonizing over what seems...

Biz Baz, Outsider Art & Astonishment: Everyday Magic, Day 132

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 27, 20101 min read

Biz Baz, Outsider Art & Astonishment: Everyday Magic, Day 132

When Natalie was about eight, she and her cousins sold candy in mason jars, and soon she graduated to a state where she sold beta fish in...

Magic Rainbow Glasses on Mass. Street: Everyday Magic, Day 131

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 26, 20101 min read

Magic Rainbow Glasses on Mass. Street: Everyday Magic, Day 131

Leftover from a dance performance (just held outside with the dancers wearing lights and the audience wearing magic rainbow glasses),...

Thanksgiving, Time & Gratitude: Everyday Magic, Days 129-130

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 25, 20102 min read

Thanksgiving, Time & Gratitude: Everyday Magic, Days 129-130

What I mean by this is that there’s great forces of life, love, motion, age and change happening constantly, and when I can expand my...

Five Funny Things To Watch When You Need to Distract Yourself: Everyday Magic, Day 128

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 23, 20101 min read

Five Funny Things To Watch When You Need to Distract Yourself: Everyday Magic, Day 128

“Graham Chapman, co-author of the Parrot Sketch, is no more,” begins John David Sadaris, how do I love thee? There’s “8 Questions After...

Smoke Gets In Your Moon: Everyday Magic, Day 127

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 22, 20101 min read

Smoke Gets In Your Moon: Everyday Magic, Day 127

Last night, we took a moonlight/cloud light walk, and I saw something I'd never seen before: as thin clouds passed over the moon, they...

Walkabout in the Wetlands: Everyday Magic, Day 126

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 21, 20101 min read

Walkabout in the Wetlands: Everyday Magic, Day 126

A week ago, we had another walkabout with KAW Council. The air was cool and just a little sharp, the sun was bright, the path was ready,...

Losing & Finding My Bounce: Everyday Magic, Days 123-125

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 20, 20101 min read

Losing & Finding My Bounce: Everyday Magic, Days 123-125

Over the last few days, I've gone from Tiger to Eeyore back to Tiger again, but I get ahead of myself: three days ago, I went for my...

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