I’m thinking this morning about quiet on this new Monday morning. Quiet while I gather my thoughts and remember my goals. Quiet while I center myself, hoping that my soul finds harmony. Quiet while I breath deeply and calm my thoughts. For today is a new day and I can choose to release within myself the power to… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Real Housewives of NYC
Real Housewives of New York City Carole Raziwill (left) and Dorinda Medley (right) Photo Courtesy of USMagazine Watching The Real Housewives of New York City is one of my guilty pleasures. I know. I know. It’s shallow. It’s gossipy. It’s Reality TV. But it’s fun. And sometimes the series surprises me with it’s ability to handle sensitive subjects with… Read more »
Loco For Tomatoes ~ Recipe
Oh how I love tomatoes! When I eat a ripe summer tomato, I feel as if I am feasting on the warmth of the sun, absorbing all of it’s healing rays and golden goodness. YUM, YUM, YUM!! Yesterday I was in search of these lovely red beauties and so I toddled on down to the farmer’s market that is located… Read more »
Beautiful Kindness
When you live by yourself as I do, you learn how to do a lot of things for yourself. It just becomes second nature. I don’t like to bug people to ask for help, so my first instinct is see if I can do it on my own. When my husband was alive… Read more »
Atsa Nice
Hi there Resilient Readers! I’ve been off the grid for a bit and recently returned home from being on much needed vacation. I must say that I absolutely adored every lazy minute of it! Photo By Ryan O’Toole Chances are you have or are about to have the opportunity to take some time off for… Read more »
In a Galaxy Far Far Away
Photo of Pluto Courtesy of NASA I had an unexpected flashback Tuesday as NASA began releasing brand-new pictures of Pluto. When I first saw the amazingly clear photo of the brownish white so called “dwarf-planet” Pluto, I got excited and thought, “Oh I have to call Tommy.” Wow. I even surprised myself with my… Read more »
Our Souls At Night — Fantastic Fiction
The darkness of night time has a way of intensifying the emotions of life. I think that is why when we are having a bad time of it during the night and cannot find our way to a good night’s sleep that we are consoled by the light of a new day. I know that… Read more »
Channeling Iggy Azalea
When I feel my internal stress-o-meter starting to rise, then I know it’s time to find something that will make me laugh. Big time. Something that will make me forget that life can sometimes feel like a pressure cooker. Laughing immediately releases tension for me and it also allows me to put what is causing my stress… Read more »
Silence is Golden
Every day, in small ways, I now try to disconnect myself from electronic devices for short periods of time. That may sound ironic since I am writing this post on a computer and will later talk about it on social media but as much as I enjoy using a computer or an iPhone, I also… Read more »
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A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
