M for my Mom. My mentor, my BFF. My shero who made me who I am today. Gone too soon. She passed away suddenly following a collapsed lung leading to hospitalization, on a week-long life support and finally, a massive heart attack after internal sepsis. Right until the moment before she…
Posts tagged as “reflections”
“Embrace your inner self.” This is wonderful advice to live an authentic life. However, most of us have a tendency to avoid standing out from the crowd. It is probably the belief that there’s safety in numbers because our survival depended on it from the beginning of time . . . …
It is time to reflect on this year’s A to Z Challenge. Four days after the A to Z challenge 2020 wrapped up for this year, it still feels strange not to be freaking out over publishing a blog post for the letter of the day! My 8th year with it.…
XXI years, 21 milestones. Oh! Just a trip down memory lane looking at 21 milestones in the past 21 years. Clever, right? The XXI? I had all kinds of ideas for the X post. Because you see, I am usually never at a loss for words. Sure, I had my list…
Just the other day, we noticed that one of the legs supporting our bedroom cot was weak. Time to shop for a bed and maybe mattresses too. We reminisced about that time when we purchased it, along with a couple of other things – a study desk and a bookcase. And…
Every other day, or maybe a bit more often, depending on how our day is going, we need a reminder to count our blessings. Busy lives and hectic schedules steer us towards focusing so intently on our usually temporary problems that even if we have a long list of things to…
This gorgeous spot is one of my happy places on my son’s campus. I remember the first time I saw the expanse of green, moist after the rain when the sun just broke out of the clouds. The two trees you see behind the bench were just young ‘uns when I…