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Shortly before she died my mom said, “Our lives are a blip on the radar, Wendy. You will go on living as though I never existed.” How can such a statement be so true and so false simultaneously? Time has … Continue reading →

I came to writing groups late in life because, although I’d written since my early teens, I never considered myself a writer. I was instead a person who wrote. I shared frustration and joy, heartsickness and love, estrangement and a … Continue reading →

These are the words I read in an Omega magazine that arrived in a pile of mail on my doorstep.  Just Breathe. It struck me how often I find myself doing the opposite. Let me count the times I hold … Continue reading →

I was discussing with a friend the fact that I’m, sort of, between projects. I say ‘sort of’ because the duties toward the primary aspects of my life: children, enduring relationships, household, are never finished exactly. Instead they morph. I’m … Continue reading →

Since we can be lazy, and tend not to bother, I have decided to include herein the death meditation that I mentioned in last week’s blog – https://wendykarasin.com/. That moment was a reset for me. I had been leveled on … Continue reading →

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 →