Monthly Archives: August 2011

Today I am grateful for many things. In fact, most days I am grateful for many things, though I usually only write about one or two. Tonight I am grateful and somewhat relieved that I was able to complete the … Continue reading →

This has been a good day, start to finish (except of course it’s not over yet). I got up, showered, and did a meditation to help get my mind cleared from the usual barrage of mental gunk that attacks me … Continue reading →

I just got back from having ice cream with my friends Mary and Lamar. It was the perfect thing to do this evening–respond to an impromptu invitation to go hang out and visit at a nearby soft serve ice cream … Continue reading →

Twenty-three years ago today I went into labor with my first child. I remember waking up in the wee hours of the morning cramping, anxious, and uncomfortable. I got out of bed so as not to disturb my slumbering husband … Continue reading →

It’s been another good, long, tiring day. My eyes are watering and tired as I squint at the computer screen tonight. I woke this morning too early as usual. I sleep too lightly or something, and so all kinds of … Continue reading →

What an odd day this has been. Is it alright to say, “I’m grateful this day is over?” I find myself smiling as I type that. The truth is, this hasn’t been a bad day–I’ve had many much worse days. … Continue reading →

This morning I had a phone interview for a position I applied for a few months ago.  I got up early, showered and dressed as if I were going in to the office. I wasn’t dressed up, but I also … Continue reading →

“So how long you think you’re going to keep writing this? Did you make a specific commitment to it?” I sat in the sun on my friend’s back deck talking about the process of writing this blog. I confessed that … Continue reading →

Tonight I am grateful for minor chords. I have played the guitar since I was 15 years old and have been writing songs for nearly that long (though the first few I wrote at 15 were really bad.) There’s something … Continue reading →

I am grateful this evening to my ancestors–people many of whose names I do not and will not ever know. People who went before me and paved the way for me to be who and where I am. This afternoon … Continue reading →