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I read THIS the other day and it has stuck with me. I hate whining as much as the next parent, but as I am ushering my kids through stages I haven’t been through yet it seems I have been focusing a little too much on the little things when all along perhaps some of them are just more first world problems. Continue Reading
We have a summer vacation hangover. Is there such a thing? We crammed what felt like two summers of activities into two and half weeks. On the eve of his first week in a new job, we decided to set the alarm for the first time in a very long time. We haven’t been sleeping in, exactly, but the go, go, go had finally caught up with us. I also thought out loud about starting the day with a walk, maybe we could make a special breakfast, do this, do that, blah blah blah. All of this was met with silence until Big Man finally said, “Why don’t we just get up?” Continue Reading
What a crazy day I had yesterday! I went to St. Paul, MN to watch history being made as Minnesota’s state senate voted to legalize gay marriage, an event that will happen today when Governor Mark Dayton signs it into law. Continue Reading
Beauty is a beast that burdens those of us who have it, and tortures those of us who feel we’ve drawn the short straw. Even the president is not immune to a lovely lady. He said this about Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California: “You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you’d want in anybody who is administering the law and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake,” Obama said. “She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country.” Continue Reading
As a kid did you ever just stand in a circle and spin until you were so dizzy that it was a relief when you finally fell? Continue Reading
People’s stories matter. I think that is why I read so incessantly. I read to know I am not alone and to feel inspired and to find nuggets of good buried within the onslaught of agonizing headlines. Continue Reading
I was reading a little something about the difference between being fearless and being brave. I am not fearless, never have been. I can remember a time going off to swimming lessons in a town that still doesn’t have a heated pool. I used to stand at the side of the pool shivering with goose-pimply skin for what felt like hours willing myself to just jump in already into the cold morning water. It’s silly, of course. There was nothing to fear about cold water except the cold. Continue Reading
I’ve been quiet about the gun control issue because I just don’t really have any good answers. I don’t like to speak out or up until I feel adequately informed about facts and clear about my personal ideas. Continue Reading
Everyone is either fired up about their New Year’s resolutions or steadfast in their avoidance of making them. As always, I tend to fall somewhere in the middle. The benefit to getting older is that if you have been paying attention to yourself and you listen to yourself, you really can set yourself up for success because you recognize exactly what you are working with. Continue Reading
As the year winds down, I am wondering what the new year will bring. More than anything, I am reminded that as much as each of us has a story to tell, there is much that we can do to shape what those stories might be. Continue Reading