Reflections of an Overthinker on Love, Hope & World Youth Day in Krakow... ...with Just a Touch of Envy to Keep Things Real “Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” ― St. Francis de Sales First off, I blame this post on my son and St. Martha. This is why. We were driving along on … [Read more...]
My #StreamTeam Review for the Month of June
Alternately Titled: How to Survive in Trying Times Yes, I'm a month behind (AGAIN) in posting my Netflix #StreamTeam review. Why? Because I have a love/hate relationship with my Netflix app and I'm either all-in or avoiding movies, depending on the day...my mood...and recent acts of senseless violence. In other words, I overthink … [Read more...]
It’s a Mad Mad World…
...but our anger only makes it worse. I sat down to write this blog post, having set my alarm for 5:35 and brewed a nice strong cup of Folgers Black Silk. I sat down to write and then “briefly” checked the news on Facebook. That, my friends, was the first mistake. First I scanned the headlines about the police shootings in … [Read more...]
Deep Thoughts on Donald Trump
Part II of my Series “The VERY Hard Work of Lasting Change” You can read Part I here. This is me, going on a Facebook foray: The world is my oyster! Or rather, in this case, my PB & J. Mmmm....I start to sample the goods in my feed. This is also known as “scrolling,” whereupon I roll my cursor down down … [Read more...]
A Peace that Seeps and then Surpasses: Part II
"Mommy?" My six-year-old's eyes are large and brown. He stands at my desk waiting patiently, then as I turn and say, "Yes?" he poses his question. "Which are the good ones, murderers or martyrs? I forget." "Martyrs are the good ones, honey. They go straight to heaven." "That's what I want to be, then! I want to be a martyr." * * … [Read more...]
A Peace that Seeps and then Surpasses
My Thoughts on the Recent Attacks in Paris: Part I Prologue: I did my student-teaching in Paris at Ecole Jeannine Manuel, a bilingual school with a multicultural community. Many of my students were Korean, so it was my job, as the student teacher, to help with their learning English as a second language. I loved my students and I loved my … [Read more...]
From Depression to Hope: the Rainbow Connection
Where to even begin? How about with the Pixar movie Inside Out? The girls and I went to see it last night and it. Is. FABULOUS. Life-changing, really, in terms of what I hope to accomplish with my life. Have you seen it? Without wanting to give away too much, I'll say simply that the idea of "making memories" really affected me. I wept and … [Read more...]
Praying for Babies/Going to Plays
I.e. The Winner of the Snowflake Give-Away {and} a Call to Prayer First off, the wiener of the Snowflake Give-away is... Erin! (Commenter Number 18) "I haven't been to the MIA in a very long time, this is a great reminder to check it out. I would love to take my niece to this show, she is a huge fan of live theater. Plus, as a new mom, I'd … [Read more...]
Rest in peace, Robin Williams
The news just broke a couple of hours ago, but already I'm ready to be done with the news. The paparazzi will only make it worse, because what good does the endless coverage do? He's gone. It's tragic, and horribly sad. Robin Williams was one of my favorite actors. Back in the days of Mork and Mindy, my best friend and I would tune in … [Read more...]
Voices
Who am I kidding, anyway? I'm just an ordinary mom with a stupid little blog. And Philip Seymour Hoffman was just an actor. * * * There are voices in our heads—more so in the artistic types, perhaps—that constantly try to define who we are by comparing us to what we are not. We look for love and seek affirmation constantly; we overeat, get … [Read more...]
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