- Jul 26, 2016
- 2 min
Sleeping and Sweating
Waking up in a hot salty sweat. Wait, this is a Gratitude journal. Who would be grateful for that? Yes. Me. It reminds me of the mild...
- Jul 22, 2016
- 1 min
Love and Clutter
I am thankful for your socks on the floor and your keys and wallet on the counter, sitting just outside the lovely pottery catchall I...
- Jul 21, 2016
- 1 min
5 Days of Gratitude
I wanted to do 30 days of without missing. I missed the last 5 days, though. I am grateful for those 5 days that I spent with my parents...
- Jul 16, 2016
- 2 min
Robin Medicine
I have been to therapy. I am a spiritual seeker. I try to use “I” language and not place blame. I look for the hidden hurt behind angry...
- Jul 14, 2016
- 3 min
Get Rich Quick Scheme
I am doing a 30 day gratitude journal. Yesterday was Day 6. I believe in the Law of Attraction. It says if you really want to go places,...
- Jul 13, 2016
- 2 min
The Grandma House
I just wrote to a friend, “I am so grateful for the Grandma House” so that’s the topic for today. The Grandma House is my current home....
- Jul 12, 2016
- 2 min
All Inclusive
Years ago my friend Caryn, now passed, rest her soul, worked at the YMCA near my house. She was a personal trainer and her specialty was...
- Jul 11, 2016
- 1 min
Ladders and Three Trees
I pay low rent in Boston. Sixteen hundred for a two bedroom, utilities included with outside space and half a bonus room. If the house...
- Jul 10, 2016
- 1 min
Teaching Art in the Rest Home
Your thin frame wanders the home among souls who sit slumped, waiting daily. They wait for freedom from their tangled brains and oxygen...
- Jul 8, 2016
- 1 min
“Las Largas Eles de la Lluvia…”
What a cliche it is to say I’m grateful for waking to a cool steady rain on a midsummer morning. Everyone knows raindrops and teacups are...
- Jul 7, 2016
- 3 min
Brighton By-The-Sea
We live in an old neighborhood in Brighton. The two-families are all squashed together and parking is tight. You can see what they’re...
- Jul 6, 2016
- 3 min
A Guy Named Hans
“Every day the sun is coming up.” My sister and I looked sideways at each other and tried not to grin. Whaaat?! Later she laughed, “Oh my...
