I offer this hope for peace in remembrance of 9/11. May we never loose our hope for a more peaceful world and may our children know how to create peace in their world. Originally posted in August 2009. “If we are to create lasting peace we must start with the children.” ~Mahatma Gandhi In [...]
Did you catch my post up at Steady Mom about important life/work/family boundaries? ************************************* Everyone has a hotspot. (And no I’m not talking about my new iphone that is an actual wifi hotspot and allows me to take my laptop to my creative hotspot. Different hotspot.) The hotspot I’m referring to is that certain mix [...]
Three and half year ago when Sol was a chubby three year old, Koala was just a few months old and Nila Bindu was but a star in the heavens, we traveled to Ithaca with big dreams and a sparkle in our eyes. We knew we wanted to live in a vibrant community that valued [...]
Mama’s Birthday Surprise! My 31st birthday party complete with Toy Story decorations. Late night drinks with the ladies. Feeling blessed. {Love} The Funeral Elizabeth Bolduc. Grandmother. Mother of my mother. Great-grandmother of my children. Wise woman of great presence. Constant. Always. Beloved. Hasty pilgrimage under a full orange moon. Tears and a broken heart. Family [...]
If I had a million (extra) hours I would write a million blog posts that tell you of all the wonderfulness, mixed with all the growing pains and eye opening epiphanies, heightened by the quantum leaps of moving in the direction of my life’s work and passions. But I only have this one quick moment [...]
ost people operate under the illusion that once they get what they want they will be happy. (I can hear you all right now saying, “but it’s true! I will be happy when….”). This is conditional happiness and it doesn’t last. It’s good for a few kicks and you can certainly ride it out for [...]
I know we’re all snowed in so when my fellow birthpro, friend and neighbor Kate emailed this to me I begged her to let me share. Enjoy and watch for Kate as she expands her practice to share her amazing birth genius with the world. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** The [...]
We start celebrating Christmas a full day early so we can share time with both sides of the family. This was “Meme’s Christmas Eve” and I’m living my life with my heart wide open. Everything seems that much more special and alive and this morning I realized why. For the first time our family feels [...]
This is a picture of my steady man living out his vision. A while back we took some time to evaluate our home, work, goals and visions. I asked Stone how he envisioned himself in context to our home and family and after a short pause he responded, “Buddha on a pirate ship.” I gave [...]
There was a time when I was a voracious reader. In fact, that was how you could describe me most of my life until my second son was born. Then my world changed into reading magazines and blogs because they were something I could pick up quick, read an article or post, and then go [...]