It has been the most desperately unhappy days I have ever known. When Princess Diana died, it was terribly sad and the world mourned, but that tragedy pales in comparison to the horror we have witnessed. My spiritual home has been violated in a manner so violent to have never before been imagined. For three … Continue reading Journal Entry – 9/13/01
Category: musings
KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation
Coloring the world.This afternoon Quinn and I went to his Kindergarten Orientation at the Albany School of Humanities. Quinn is my youngest child, the one I worked hardest to have and the one whose childhood I've been most ferocious about hanging onto. You'd think that by now, I'd be accustomed to the fact that children … Continue reading KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation
5 Things I hadn’t considered when I decided to have children…
I feel like I'm in a pretty good place with my family. While it would have been interesting to experience parenting a daughter, I'm more than okay with the fact that I have 3 healthy, wanted boys. There are some things, however, that I hadn't anticipated about being a parent. Things like:They would be such … Continue reading 5 Things I hadn’t considered when I decided to have children…
51 Park
Although I didn't personally lose anyone on September 11th, 2001, I did lose a piece of myself. A sense of safety and security, which I had been afforded in my position as an American citizen, was stripped from me that day, and I will never forget the reluctance I felt to close my eyes that … Continue reading 51 Park
Natural Beauty
image blogs/yogajournal.comDuring a yoga class last week I was struck by how beautiful the woman next to me was. She was probably about 10 years older than me and her face was a lovely combination of soft wrinkles and smooth planes, her eyes were bright and her body was supple and strong as we moved … Continue reading Natural Beauty
Blessings
If I could just take a moment to publicly acknowledge the fact that I'm blessed with a lovely life, I'd really feel like the elephant in the room would disappear. It seems here that my life is a perpetual cycle of Sunday dinners, vacations and NYC weekends. And, it is. But, please don't think for … Continue reading Blessings
Il Dolce Far Niente or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing
We all learned a little Italian on our trip (Quinn's "buon giorno" is the cutest thing ever!) but the phrase above is my new inspiration. The sweetness of doing nothing - what a wonderful sentiment, philosophy, mantra. The thing is, however, I really don't do "nothing" well. My inability to do "nothing" is probably related … Continue reading Il Dolce Far Niente or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing
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