I went to the Aqua Yoga class on Monday morning, despite my trepidation. I got my big girl pants on (read: found a bathing suit that fit) and I went. I pulled up to the door at 8:59am. This is significant because usually I am at least a half an hour early for everything. Because … Continue reading One brave thing, part 2
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One brave thing
Today I am going to an Aqua Yoga class. I have been thinking about going to this class for weeks-maybe months. I have been practicing yoga for years, so it's not the yoga part that has been an obstacle for me. It's the aqua part. Why? I took childhood swimming lessons, but they didn't fully … Continue reading One brave thing
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Stealth birthday party
Does someone have an upcoming birthday at work? Do something different and fun! It only takes a little bit of effort: a card, a happy birthday balloon, a quick graze-your-way-through-the afternoon potluck can make their (and your!) day. Don't tell the designated person in advance. This adds a layer of stealth that makes it all … Continue reading Stealth birthday party
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Pi(e) Day
National Pie Day was January 23rd this year. I missed it. The "other" pie day is March 14. This Pi Day, the math Pi Day, is the second chance for those people who missed the first one. You know, like me. Like I do every year. Every year for the past several years in the … Continue reading Pi(e) Day
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The story of Mary
My mother: Mary Agnes Burke Maffeo. She died at 55 years old-much too soon. I'm reading Life After Life by Jill McCorkle, and in it, a hospice volunteer writes stories about people who have died. This got me thinking about my mother, who died at home with hospice. Of course, my mother had her obituary. … Continue reading The story of Mary
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A Writing Challenge
A writing challenge on the Buddha Doodles Facebook page caught my eye: the #WriteYourHeartOpen Challenge. Basically, you get your writing materials out the night before and have them ready to go when you wake up in the morning. Then, when you get up, you can go grab your coffee/tea/cocoa, then come back to your writing, … Continue reading A Writing Challenge
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Faith, Hope, and Charity
My grandmother Emily, my mother's mother, was the only girl in her family of five. Yep; she had four, count 'em, four brothers. At least, that was what I thought when I was a girl. When I got older, she told me that she actually had three sisters. Triplets. They were named Faith, Hope, and … Continue reading Faith, Hope, and Charity
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The kindness of strangers
My daughter was working in a project for her history class that required her to do a Jackie Chan impersonation. This required her to wear a gi ( full disclosure: until I googled it I was spelling it 'gee'-my bad). Izzy did take karate years ago...for about 5 minutes. Needless to say, we did not … Continue reading The kindness of strangers
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Cardinals
I recently spent a few minutes (okay, hours) trolling the Facebook news feed and something caught my eye. Someone (sorry, I have no idea who or what or when exactly) posted that every time you see a red cardinal, that is a sign that a loved one that has died is saying hello to you, … Continue reading Cardinals
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Still becoming
When my mother was 51, she was busy getting ready to die, but she didn't know this yet. Well, maybe she did know it on some level, but she never talked about it with me pre-diagnosis so I really can't be sure. Certainly none of us, her children, her husband, knew it yet. I'm 51. … Continue reading Still becoming
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