I woke up feeling a little gritchy* about this holiday. Maybe I can’t put it into words, but for me it seems to be another celebration that is best just thought of as a day to get together and maybe watch a fireworks display. It’s difficult to really remember what I believed about Independence Day […]
Life’s Commencement
June 10, 2017 by 4 Comments
With or without pomp and circumstance I have been a part commencements for over 50 years. Memories of my older sister in her cap and gown are fresh in my mind. The years of black-and-white photography forever captured her in the somber colors of yesteryear. There were no school colors for robes in those times. […]
To Infinity and Beyond…
June 6, 2017 by 8 Comments
My son and I were discussing education a few months ago. High school graduations, who was applying where, and whether they had been accepted provided ready conversation as many of our young waited for responses to college applications. Our conversation eventually got around to my short-lived formal education. I don’t remember what the speaker said […]
All-Over-The-Earth Day
April 21, 2017 by 2 Comments
Worth reprinting each year! I remember the first Earth Day. For me, beginning to think about our planet as a personal responsibility grew from my observance of that day. It has been a slow awakening. Through the years I learned more. And when we know better, we do better. Yet, I know that I can […]
The Circle of Life, Death, and Learning
March 30, 2017 by 7 Comments
“Will the circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by…” Ada R. Habershon It’s part of becoming an elder, isn’t it? Death and dying enters our circle as a constant rather than an occasional visitor. One of my best friends died in January and now the husband of another close friend has begun […]
Self-Referencing on a Bad Day
February 25, 2017 by 2 Comments
Hi Love, I learned a new phrase for what is an old behavior for me. You called me on it several years ago. Imagine my chagrin when you told me that I turned every conversation around to me. Up until that time, I thought I was establishing rapport. You tell me a story. I tell […]
In a Word: Racism
February 5, 2017 by 2 Comments
I am fortunate enough to have groups of women with whom I can share my thoughts. One such gathering has chosen a list of words. Each month we discuss what one of the words means to us. What feelings it engenders. What we can learn about ourselves in a context of thought and discussion about […]
The Glory of Marching Toward…
January 23, 2017 by 4 Comments
As a woman: I own my knowledge and my particular ways of knowing. I own my power and the strength it gives me individually and as a part of the whole. I own my rights and know that when I claim them I am in a position to give voice to others. I own my […]
My Little Part
November 28, 2016 by 4 Comments
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Robert Swann I am going back into my own corner. I’m ignoring the news as much as possible. I’m not riling myself with the snippets on social media. Om! It’s not that I have less concern. It is that I […]
Gratitude – The Practice
November 24, 2016 by 4 Comments
Grat.i.tude ( a noun) The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness A feeling of appreciation and thankfulness for blessings or benefits we have received To recognize that the sources of goodness are outside of ourselves. An emotion expressing appreciation for what one has Dear Children and Grandchildren, It […]
