It all started with Black Friday. I know it’s already past New Year’s Day. I should be looking forward to new resolutions and hope and possibility. But I feel so stuck – so negative when I look at the world. Usually I’m a very positive person, looking for the good in everything. But Black … More Overcoming Black Friday
My daughter was too sick to go to practice. This required me to fill out a permission slip, explaining why she needed to stay home from this “mandatory” part of her life. I felt sad that being sick was her only reason to rest, but I realized this is exactly the example I had been … More Permission Slip
There are no less than 10 pleas for help falling out of my mailbox – and that’s just today. There were more yesterday, and there will be more tomorrow. I get this type of mail year round, but during the holidays the trees are seriously weeping for their fallen comrades. So where to start? Feeding … More Giving, Helping, Serving
I saw something in myself the other day that frightened me. It was the wild-eyed look of an addict. I recognized it immediately, having seen it before in the eyes of people I love dearly. It’s fueled by fear. Fear of losing something you are convinced you can’t live without. Addiction is usually linked to negativity. … More The Power of Addiction
I heard a podcast yesterday where a Jewish woman who had been rescued from the Holocaust said she wanted to make her life worthy of being saved. It struck me how often I have heard that from survivors of horrific events, especially if they lived while the one who saved them died. These survivors often … More The Survivors
When it comes to people, I’m very patient. I’m always holding out hope someone will finally change. I’ll calmly explain a concept ten different ways to help someone understand. I don’t typically get road rage – I assume someone has a dire emergency or they wouldn’t have dared to cut me off. (Just let me … More Waiting for the Path
I got my first pair of glasses when I was in grade school. I hadn’t realized that I had been seeing everything as a blur, but I still remember the feeling of walking outside for the first time after I put them on. It was overwhelming. The trees had separate, individual leaves, and I could … More Live on Purpose
They say to beware the witching hour. The term comes from medieval times, describing the time of night when creatures are at their most powerful and black magic is at its worst. In modern times it’s used to describe that period of time each day in which something bad has a greater likelihood to occur. … More The Best Witching Hour EVER
Moving has a way of showing you all your stuff and forcing you to make some tough decisions about what to keep and what to throw away. When my family was packing up our life to move halfway across the country, I came across one box of stuff that I just couldn’t part with. It … More Throw Down Your Blankie
“You are the worst mom in the whole entire universe!” I hear this as a door slams in my face. And how do I get this amazing title? Is there something terrible I have done to my sweet, innocent child? Not likely. Usually I hear this phrase when I have just caught said child doing something wrong. … More Choose the Hug
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