I haven’t read the books yet, but I sense my discomfort with letting go. My certainties that I can help, that I know at least some of the answers, and that everyone and everything depends on me, are each a hindrance in our new situation. We are breaking ground in new territory and it’s going […]
Our Children
June 6, 2010 by 4 Comments
To My Dear Children: A friend got my attention yesterday when she said that parents forget that there are no guarantees of long life. Of course. Although, at a certain age we comprehend our own mortality, we can’t contemplate mortality for our children. And so we look only to the future. We expect long and […]
Waiting…
July 1, 2009 by 2 Comments
Dear Daughter. I want to write this BEFORE you hear about your position. For me, who you are and what you are doesn’t depend on what you do for a living. But since we are speaking of that… Is there nothing you can’t do? No, there is nothing you can’t do. So whether or not […]
