Holding on to Happiness
June 17, 2010 It happened once again. The amazing energy of the world. The irony, the coincidence, the affirmation that all is connected. I opened up my laptop just now to write about happiness and my thought that we have so much control of this very concept which directs most of our goals and decisions […]
The Simple Complexity of a Connection
June 12, 2010 I just sat down (or I should say “sat up” since I was just sleeping!) to write about one of my favorite concepts in life: the power of connections with people. I had been thinking about the people in my life who motivate me, inspire me and challenge me, and, surprisingly, those […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream … Recalled
June 7, 2010 I was just watching the news when the weatherman said that tonight was a good night to sleep with the windows open. I immediately thought back to the many hot, summer nights of my childhood in which we would sleep out on our screened porch. We would bring cot beds out there […]
The Subtle Strength of a Moment
June 2, 2010 When a long, holiday weekend approaches, many of us start making plans. We arrange barbecues, plan parties, book trips. We anticipate the days and the fun and the time with family and friends. And, then, it comes and it goes, quite quickly, for that seems to be time’s plan. Afterwards, when asked […]
We Are Here
5.27.10 It’s hard to sleep peacefully tonight. I spent the day at a funeral for a 46-year-old man who took his own life. And, as I lay here in my dark, quiet room, the images of his four-year-old boy and six-old girl keep creeping back into my mind. I see them smiling during the funeral, […]
Summer’s Knocking on the Door
5.20.10 Even though the word summer carries images of carefree, ideal, peaceful times, there is an inherent pressure that comes along with that word, with the concept of summer, as well. This is the time to get stuff done. To enjoy your children. To be free. To read all of those books you have set […]
Just 26 Letters
May 15, 2010 “Mommy, how many letters are there in the world,” my six-year-old daughter asked me. “There are 26 letters in the English alphabet,” I answered. Danielle’s big blue eyes grew larger. “Only 26 letters?!! But, Mommy, how many words are there? How can that be that there are only 26 letters?” She giggled […]
The Dissolution of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
May 12, 2010 I am a mom. I have a beautiful mom. I have wonderful friends who are moms. But, I am not one who believes that we should continue to celebrate Mother’s Day. As a matter of fact, I feel strongly that the Hallmark holidays (Mother’s Day and Father’s Day), which were created with […]
Desert Sojourn
May 11, 2010 There I was, a 39-year-old mom of three, standing alone in the lobby of the very crowded La Quinta hotel in Palm Springs, surrounded by excited twenty somethings who had traveled to the desert for the same reason as I — to go to the Coachella music festival. Immediately, I felt out […]
Aimless’ Beginning
May 11, 2010 I love to write, I don’t need a ton of sleep, and I just created a blog … sounds like a recipe for written expression! And, as I type in my quiet house, I am thinking about how I savor these sleep-deprived moments — times wherein it seems as if the world […]
