Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: My Evolution
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We have a new ceremonial tradition in our family…yesterday Kendall came strolling out of her bedroom and tossed me a couple of bras (to be specific, a white one and a pretty mint-green one)…"Here, these don't fit me anymore. You can have them." Flashback about thirty-five years…I came strolling out of my bedroom…
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I remember sitting in the class circle in 4th grade Spanish, trying to imitate the suave, casual way you crossed your legs and chewed thoughtfully on your thumbnail. You were so smart, athletic, and popular, and seemed to be oblivious to all the guys who had crushes on you. We became friends, connected at first by our…
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Some people talk about multi-tasking as "juggling," and that's a good metaphor, I guess, but I prefer "plate-spinning." Don't ask me why. (What we should be wondering is why we describe our lives and responsibilities in terms of circus acts…) Maybe it's the way I handle my tasks - give one a spin then ignore it while I…
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I'm a Band mom today…first football game of the season. I emailed two pages to my teacher last night just under the midnight deadline, then woke a few hours later before dawn to move the laundry around, pay some bills, and be ready to chaperone a bus full of high-schoolers to a sun-kissed stadium where…
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Tom and I finally got around to watching "The Bucket List" Saturday night. Yeah, I know we're a little behind the times, but that's nothing new. I thought the movie was a tad contrived, predictable, and corny in places, but the overall theme is a good one to set you thinking about what you…
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Seventeen years ago Tommy shouldered his green Big Bird backpack, smiled for the camera by the front door, then took off for his first day of kindergarten. Every "first day" since that morning, I've been snapping pictures (the last few years under verbal assault.) Today was no exception. But it was the last 'first…
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Getting older means losing things…memory, eyesight, hair. On a certain level, I knew this. But living it is different than knowing it. Now that I'm living it, I don't want to just give in – I'm trying to hang on to it all as long as I can. Taking college classes…yes, I still want to…
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I never realized how treacherous the forties would be; it’s like walking along on familiar solid ground and then coming to a huge river and the only way to cross it is on one of those flimsy rope bridges that twist and sway and have boards missing. You really have to pay attention…
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"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." (Sir Winston Churchill) I can’t help but wonder…was Winston giving out some marriage advice? If not, it would certainly be appropriate. It’s…
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I entered the room full of smiling, but unfamiliar, faces, trying to set a brave, confident example for my three kids. But inside I felt shy, like I was a kid on the first day of school, afraid no one would like me. I smiled and said, hi, hi, hi, and they…
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