Me Too
This is a post about secrets. It’s a post about the need to expose those dark little secrets to the light of day so that we can begin to heal. Yes, those: the ones we’d rather ignore. It’s also a … Read More
Is your world an apple pie or a candle?
Is your world an apple pie or a candle? Strange question, I know. Bear with me. I’ve been writing from Ohio the past two weeks while on my bi-annual “Grandma Janet Road Trip.” I landed at my younger son’s home around … Read More
In Memoriam
IN MEMORIAM The following is borrowed from The Poetry Foundation website. The words have been put to music in the shape note tradition, one of the pieces we sing in Continua (verses 1, 2, and 7, which I’ve put in … Read More
How to Deal with Criticism in Five Easy Steps
Sasha here. I hope you’ve all missed me. Alpha Mom has an old friend from Ohio visiting this week, so she asked me to pump out this blog post about criticism. She says I can use her solitary 1-star review … Read More
How Are You?
“How are you?” These past few weeks when asked how I am, I’ve been struck by how easy it is to fall back on that socially acceptable, “Fine, thanks. How are you?” It’s the polite response, we say here in … Read More
When “Overwhelmed” Shows Up in Our Vocabulary Too Often
Aware of my nearly daily use of the word “overwhelmed” lately, as in “I’m feeling overwhelmed,” I decided to take a look at what the word means to me: when I use it and how I get through it. Politics, … Read More
A Fun Look at Advance Directives
Heading towards a long overdue mammogram last week, I decided it was time to complete and TURN IN the ten-page Advance Directive that had been sitting in my OutBox for years. “Turn in” being the operative phrase here, … Read More
Stuttering: Talking About What We Can’t Talk About
Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that my husband Woody and I were in Philadelphia last week where Woody was recognized for his leadership and work in the field of stuttering. The new “Woody Starkweather Intensive … Read More
How I Chose One Among the Many
I’ve been planning today’s post on choosing an environmental group for a full year. Really. A year ago, I contributed to six environmental groups for the first time. And for the past year I’ve been collecting every solicitation mailing these and other environmental groups … Read More