I see history as a book with many pages, and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning. Former President George H.W. Bush I remember when he asked for a kinder and gentler nation, and for all of us to be a thousand points of light by volunteering…
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Rough Week?
My act of kindness this week was not killing anyone. The difference between me and people who actually do kill people is I never actually think about snuffing out a life. This week I just wanted to defend myself, in an angry tone, with a strongly worded text, and I…
The Neighborhood Table
Kindness tip for the week: It’s okay to ask for help. Allowing help gives a chance to shorten the distance between loneliness and a life shared.
The Kindness War
“There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong” Stephen…
Neighbors For Good
I see a world where we continually define ourselves by the way in which we are divided. Our family moved to Chandler, Arizona from Los Angeles 18 years ago. We found a nice house we could almost afford in a safe neighborhood. My husband and I had two small daughters…
My Name is Mom, Not God
This is the same story as told in: “It’s Been Five Days Since You Left, But We’re Still Here and You’re Not and It Is So Quiet.” But, I sought help from Kevin McGeehan and this is how it evolved. I just wanted to put it out into the world…
Follow up to The Fingerprint of Talia
She has been accepted as a part of the team at Teen Lifeline. Her joy is complete. I trust she will be able to forge past her tender heart to make a difference in someone else’s. I trust her tender heart will grow stronger but not lose compassion. Or that…
Sit, Mom, Sit.: Well-Intentioned Poster Child
Sit, Mom, Sit.: Well-Intentioned Poster Child: A circa 1880’s poster with a picture of a can-can dancer in the midst of a high kick hung above my white-canopied bed, on the green ch…
Sit, Mom, Sit.: Money To Go
Sit, Mom, Sit.: Money To Go: This is not an accurate depiction…. It seems to me that if you have money, there aren’t any inconveniences or problems to overcome…