Tag Archives: kindness
Life Savers (Let Me Hear From You!)
In the days following Gabe’s birth, six years ago on November 28th, I listened often to Carrie Newcomer’s CD ”Regulars and Refugees.” Gabe is our only winter baby, and lying in bed, holding him, with a clear, clean light coming through the big windows, I … Continue reading
Dining with David Whyte, Part 2
It’s taken me a long time to get up the courage to write about this experience because I was afraid I would sound like a braggy name-dropper. But maybe it’s that enough time has gone by, maybe I’ve eased up on myself, … Continue reading
Filed under courage, creativity, David Whyte
The Reasons Why We Should Celebrate Poetry in January
January is a confusing month. First you get the sort of upswing of energy that comes from making it through Christmas, and it’s an emotional, albeit somewhat arbitrary fresh start. It ushers in the pledging allegiance to the delusions of New … Continue reading
Love & Gifts: a Short Monday Post
Happy Monday, my lovely, lovely friends! Can you believe it is December 20th already? (I actually can’t stand when people say things like that, as if the passage of time is an entirely new and unexpected occurence to us when … Continue reading
September Heart of the Month: A Challenge to All of Us
Happy September, my friends! Today I have some good news and some good news. Which would you like to hear first? Okay, I’ll start with the good news. My freshman-in-high-school son has now made it through two full weeks and … Continue reading
Filed under family life, gratitude
