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 […]
Love is…
My husband emptying the dishwasher…unbidden. My daughter telling me, “You look beautiful today,” even when I’m wearing sweats and I haven’t combed my hair. A friend sending me a “good morning, sunshine!” e-mail on her way to take her kids to school. A note from a stranger, saying sweet things about Eve. The UPS guy […]
There Are Lessons To Learn…Even When You’re the Boss
Yesterday, my daughter jumped on her cot at preschool, instead of taking a nap. The end of the world, right? No. But it felt like it, because this wasn’t an isolated incident. Granted, she’s copying another little boy in her class, but still… Thing is: she knows the consequences. She recites her consequences…then does it […]
When We Fail
My mom told me a story last night. About a small failure of hers–and when I say small, I mean small. Of course, she knew it wasn’t a failure. There’s no such thing, really. There are moments of murkiness that turn into clarity, and these are the very moments that teach us the most. Thank […]