“I do believe we’re all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.” Harvey Fierstein Earlier this week, my youngest son came down with…
Within each of us, I think, whether we acknowledge it or not, is a secret hidden corner. It’s that place that we enter when life is floating along on a soft current and are able to move with it on auto-pilot. Like an empty park bench in a quiet…
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss I’ve been thinking a lot about closing doors lately. With my oldest child in first grade and my youngest about to start preschool, the door to my life as a mother to young children is closing. Our days of…
Several times a week, I wake early and tiptoe downstairs. I lace up my sneakers, stretch out my legs, and I run. I don’t run particularly fast or for long distances, but in my head, I am a runner. I feel strong and balanced. I feel healthy and liberated. I…
As we move though the busyness of another chaotic week – a week filled with whiny kids and last minute trips to the grocery store, angry clients and demanding bosses, harassing doubts and endless questions – it is important to step back, take a deep breath, and remember that sometimes…
[Author’s Note: Most of my writing comes in the form of nonfiction, but in January I posted my first piece of fiction. This post might be a continuation of that piece. Or maybe not. You be the judge.] ************ The memories and what-if’s and might-have-been’s slowly overtook her mind. They…