The Tide will come in
Last night I was perusing through the latest copy of Origin Magazine, which I adore, and found an interview with the American popstar Jewel. I have always loved Jewel’s powerful lyrics and heartwarming...
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I am so tired that I am mustering up whatever energy I have left to write tonight. Had I not committed to NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) I would be laying on the couch right now. But alas, I...
View ArticleAnother Special Birthday
November and December are birthday months. Within a six week period, we have my children’s birthdays four days apart, followed by Thanksgiving, my birthday and my husband’s birthday in December and...
View ArticleSilent Sunday
Los Glaciares National Park. November 2009 Sometimes it is good to look back and reflect. This is where I was four years ago, of course with my dad. We’ve done many wonderful trips together over the...
View ArticleThe Port
Today my dad got his port installed. It is the first step into starting the long, arduous process of chemotherapy to kill the cancer that is growing in his body. I had a hard time falling asleep last...
View ArticleThe Art, Love and Practice of Yoga
For years, I have wanted to try yoga. As someone who has suffered for most my life from chronic neck pain combined with a Type-A, high energy personality, yoga sounded like the perfect, dreamy fit to...
View ArticleGirls Night Out
Tonight me and my girl went out for a special dinner. Lately I’ve been so distraught and distracted that its been hard on my children. They have needed me more yet I’ve needed more time away. Knowing...
View ArticleTomorrow
Tomorrow I leave for Arizona. It will be my first time seeing my parents since my last visit at the end of August when my dad first found out he had cancer and had his surgery. Now, it feels like deja...
View ArticleBack
“Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy,...
View ArticleLiving in the moment
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment”. –Buddha Life is like a road – a journey into the unknown lies ahead and the past lies miles behind....
View ArticleGirls Night Out
Tonight me and my girl went out for a special dinner. Lately I’ve been so distraught and distracted that its been hard on my children. They have needed me more yet I’ve needed more time away. Knowing...
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