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Surplus Vases. Contingency Planning: The Coward’s “Virtue”“We need another vase,” I said to my sister-in-law. “I’ll poke around and see what I can find.” I scanned the cabinets in her mother-in-law’s kitchen, looking for a vessel that we could commandeer to hold flowers. There. That glass pitcher will do. Hmmm. We can use that […]
We Should Have Napped on Saturday. Photo by Don Segien, Jr. The Incredible Sweetness of Being, Part Ten Do you think of rest as a reward? What if, instead, you valued it as preparation? How would your schedule change? How might you change? I propose that we rest first. Begin well. What could that look like? I started this year with […]
Not so Unplugged.Me, Sawyer, Rich. It Made a Difference. Honest. I told you about our acoustic vacation and promised to share how it carried a heft, an aroma, different from our everyday lives. Today, a recap. First I told you about giving myself space for papaya-induced regret that I’d denied previously. Then I shared a Memorial Day […]
Sunrise on Oahu’s North Shore. The Incredible Sweetness of Being, Part Nine I unplugged for this vacation. My husband, Rich, and I flew to Hawaii to visit my daughter, Elaine, her husband, Rob, their boys, Cadence and Sawyer, and Little Miss Kidney Bean, due to be born in September. They’re stationed at Pearl Harbor, for now, […]
Aloha! And So Did She. And So Did She. Our vacation begins tomorrow. My husband, Rich, and I will fly to Hawaii to visit my daughter Elaine, (whose birthday was yesterday), her husband Rob, our grandsons, Cadence and Sawyer, and the baby sister who is eagerly expected in September. We’ve arranged care for our dogs. […]
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