A friend recently sent me an email from her daughter's soccer coach. She has been so amazed by this "little" job this man has done in a BIG way. He realized at the onset that he could make a difference in having his team understand all the virtues of the human race through their time together. … [Read more...]
love list
I read recently that listing and naming things we love reminds us to put them at the front of each day wherever and whenever possible. I am a lover of games so we played a game around this. Here is my abridged list. I invite you, my loved and lovely readers, to please list yours here too in … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday – mi casa es tu casa
We have an exchange student from Argentina living with us. There is nothing better than being able to say "Mi casa es tu casa" and they move about in your house like it is theirs and that is the very best thing. … [Read more...]
the many gifts of my birthday
So this is how it began. I decided to throw myself a party and invite all the people I love. I wanted a costume party not because I like costume parties(at all) but because I wanted to wear a really short skirt, false eyelashes and go go boots. If I had worn these without calling it a … [Read more...]
failure is fodder
I love that this year's trend on happiness and resolutions includes redefining our notion of success. We are discussing our lives with a raised consciousness, recognizing our life potential as being personal, unique and not necessarily representative of all the conflicting and confusing messages we … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday – what’s all the fuss
So you all know what I think about Lance and his sorta kinda apology. While I was busy watching his former declarations of innocence from the past several years, I came across a funny commnent I had to share "I don't get what the big fuss is.. All he did is do some drugs and ride his bike. I … [Read more...]
good morning my baby, suddenly you are 16
"I am smiling." I woke you up today, this beautiful snowy day, to wish you a happy birthdday. But first I looked at your body- all 5'10 of it. And your feet size 9.5. And your long beautiful dark hair. And your eyebrows - just like my dad's. And your cheekbones pushing through the baby fat … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday on Thursday- loss
"When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time-the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday on Monday because I can’t wait – why we do what we do
" I paint flowers so they don't die" Frida Kahlo This is why we write too. I like what Anais Nin said about that- "I write to taste life twice" yup. exactly and sometimes too to make sense of it. … [Read more...]
piss me off- wait up!
I have been thinking a lot about 'proofs of love' and how we show how we feel about each other. I want to be better at everything, especially with the start to the New Year and how there is always room for improvement. Every day for several years now I see a man who lives in my neighbourhood … [Read more...]
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