Okay, so it’s no secret I’ve fallen in love with William Martin’s books. I’ve just received his A Path and a Practice, which is equally as lovely as the two I’ve touted already–The Parent’s Tao Te Ching and The Couple’s Tao Te Ching. Since my voice is slowly coming back around (I lost it, in […]
Spring Trip
Well, we’ve just arrived home from a West Coast trip–for one of Dan’s conferences, for a short 24-hour jaunt to the Tucson Festival of Books (me alone), and for seeing a handful of our lovely families in southern California. My mother took care of Liliana two nights in the hotel room, while we had dinners […]
Paradoxes
Relationships are work. That’s all there is to it. There are glorious days and difficult days, but if you’re willing to persevere, the relationship will grow, transform, and blossom. But it requires both parties, and if that doesn’t happen, then it won’t work. If you’ve been following my posts, you’ll know that I fell in […]
Letting Go of God
My friend Becky gave Julia Sweeney’s monologue to me a while back, and although I’ve had it on my iPod for a while, I clicked play yesterday and began listening. It’ll make you laugh; it’ll make you sad; it’ll make you feel validated and heard. I give you…Julia Sweeney, comedian extraordinaire. But mostly, she gives […]
All the Difference in a Day
Hello, you! It’s a brand-new week full of promises and prospects. Are you prepared to be dazzled? Delighted? Tickled? Surprised? Peer into the gaps of your day, the teensiest of spacious moments, and carve out a figurative place of quiet. Observe. [Note to self: you do not need external quiet to do this, but you […]