Category Archives: Sharon Joss

Dancing to the Omicron Jive

Posted on January 23, 2022 by SharonJoss

Welp, here we are; week 100 of the pandemic, by my count. Friends have gotten sick. Friends have died. In two years, it’s morphed from COVID-19 to Delta, and again to Omicron, which by any other name should have been … Continue reading →

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2021: The List & The Lesson

Posted on January 2, 2022 by SharonJoss

The year is over.   This year (year 2 of COVID), although not as bleak as the year previous, has hardly been memorable in a good way.  Or has it? When I tally up my blessings for the year, I … Continue reading →

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Trimming the Tree: Solstice

Posted on December 20, 2021 by SharonJoss

I made a conscious decision this year to step away from December 25th.  It was not a choice made from a place of cynicism or stress any other negative place; I grew up with Christmas morning and shrieking with excitement … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season: Symbols, Sigils, & Alchemy

Posted on September 12, 2021 by SharonJoss

The pending arrival of the fall Equinox brings to mind all the coming colors of the fall season and reminds even the most tech-savvy among us of the persistent influence of previous ‘before times’ (and yes, there have been many). … Continue reading →

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How Time Flies…Until it Doesn’t: Counting the Hours

Posted on June 27, 2021 by SharonJoss

I always celebrate the Solstices, but this year, the Summer Solstice had me thinking about how fast time flies. How quickly the sun fades and the skies dim. Sunset in Oregon on Solstice is after 9pm; not as late as … Continue reading →

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Reboot: You Can Always Start Over

Posted on March 21, 2021 by SharonJoss

Spring arrived yesterday. It kind of snuck up on me this time. I know, it comes every year, but after this Year of Pandemic, and being cooped up and careful and socially distanced, I almost missed it. And I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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2020 The List and the Lesson

Posted on January 3, 2021 by SharonJoss

Hoochie mamma, what a year 2020 has been. So many unimagined events, so much atrocious behavior, stress beyond belief. Like slime from a dark lagoon, the sludge not only clung to us individually, but to our communities, our states, our … Continue reading →

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