“Family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others. Yet it sometimes happens that they also have a kind of tang, a pleasantness beneath the unpleasantness, based on the tacit understanding that this is not for keeps; that any limb you climb out on will still be there later for…
I am so proud to be guest blogging over at Alise Write today where I write about the transformative nature of unexpected relationships. It is one of my more vulnerable posts and includes a shout-out to an unexpected relationship (or, rather, an unexpectedly transformed relationship) in my life. The following is…
The streetlight stood tall in the sparkling sunshine of midday. From dawn to dusk, passersby looked up, marveling at the effervescent blue sky and the wispy clouds, but never noticed the stark, utilitarian streetlight. The streetlight soared overhead with an unassuming confidence, knowing that come nighttime, its light would guide pedestrians and…
“But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.” – Benjamin Diraeli What is it that makes up the minutes, hours, days, and weeks of our lives? Is it the ordinary or extraordinary moments that count? Or is it neither the ordinary…
When was that point in your life when you felt the happiest, the most fulfilled, the most comfortable? Have you gotten there yet? Are you there now? Are you still waiting? Or do you wish you could go back in time? I was recently discussing all the ways in which…
This Monday’s post is linked up with Monday’s Listicle’s, with the prompt of “10 Things That Make My Life Easier.” The following is a list of ten things that make my life not only easier, but oh-so-much better. Friends and family. Yes, this one is obvious, but I’m still basking…