Notes on Gratitude
I am losing him. Each subsequent year, I forget a little more—the smell of his Old Spice, the shimmer off his salt and pepper hair, the way he’d lose his dentures and we’d have to…
I am losing him. Each subsequent year, I forget a little more—the smell of his Old Spice, the shimmer off his salt and pepper hair, the way he’d lose his dentures and we’d have to…
"Belonging doesn't require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are." (The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, p. 25.) The older I get and the more work I do,…
Just Finished If You Feel Too Much, Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For, by Jamie Tworkowski. Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of the non-profit organization, To Write Love On Her Arms or…
The other day I was scrolling through my morning Facebook feed when I saw a meme that stopped my pointer finger in its track. The meme, posted by a friend of mine, read, “Sometimes the…
Part of my journey over the last couple of years has been to cultivate a practice of taking time to notice the little things, like this bunch of Gerber daisies at the supermarket. Today was…
Happy Memorial Day weekend. I hope everyone has a fun, safe, and joyous three days off (if you have a three day weekend.) Please take a moment to reflect on our brothers and sisters in…
“The most powerful words in the English language are, ‘Me, too.’” – Anne Lamott I have opinions about a whole bunch of stuff. I bet you do too. The problem is that sometimes I don’t know…
I took this selfie in 2014 as I was about to embark on an e-course with Brené Brown based on her book, “The Gifts of Imperfection.” It was one of our first assignments. Contrary to…
“A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude.” (Here If You Need Me, p. 181) After my mom died and three short weeks later my daughter got sick, I…