wishes

Today marks the end of my first month of blogging.  It feels like it's…


going beyond

I was talking with a graduate today about magical thinking.  I told her…


(un)common courtesy: part two

While greeting cards haven't quite yet faded to extinction, they are largely allocated…


(un)common courtesy: part one

Writing Wednesday's post, entitled "waiting," sparked a few more thoughts I'd…


know thyself

When one of the kids I mentor gets down on himself, which they often do, one of my go-to…


waiting

For all those who do not yet know my age, I'm about to date myself. When I was…


being right

Each of us has our own perspective on the world, a unique voice.  But what are we saying with that…


focus

It seems to me that potential causes for joy or misery exist in about equal…


lemonade stand kid kids girl selling lemonade

lemonade stand

In response to my post entitled "small kindnesses," my friend Dibby wrote this comment:…


planning not to

I had paid the $50 bail and signed the forms twenty minutes ago.  I sat in a chunky, wooden…