Monthly Archives: February 2016

Today I went back to my old-haunt yoga studio to take a class with a yoga instructor who is unorthodox and life changing in small but substantial ways. I have a history with her, but hadn’t been there in so … Continue reading →

My oldest son and daughter-in-law to be are marrying in July. This means, after the outfits for the bride and groom are chosen, the most important thing are the clothes of everyone else in the wedding party. Am I really … Continue reading →

A friend suggested that I consider happier, perhaps even funny, posts. The idea made me chuckle because the reason I started the blog was to share my experiences surrounding overwhelming grief. “You can still make them observational,” the friend suggested. He … Continue reading →

Loss, painful as it is, has the power, the force, to break us open in transformational ways. That same power and force – because of its dependence upon an individual’s interpretation of a situation – can shut us down so completely … Continue reading →

Life lessons have a genius to them, particularly the ones that won’t go away, those that clamor for continued attention, that are insistent upon our time. One such lesson for me has been the differences between what I consider to … Continue reading →