Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope love and romance totally fill your day! For those whose sweetheart is no longer with them, I send you hugs and hope that great memories of your time together may warm or mend your precious heart. For myself, no romance or flowers are in sight today (maybe next year!), so… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
A Plucky Poem of Resilience
When I open my personal email early in the morning, one of my favorite things to see is an email from my son. I don’t get them as much I did when he was in college because now I receive more text messages. But still, receiving an email from him always makes me smile. The… Read more »
A Stranger’s Human Thoughts
You never know what you are going to hear when you are getting your hair done. I was going about my usual weekend routine when a man reminded me that we as humans have more in common than we acknowledge. Each of us are in different places and different phases, but most of us are… Read more »
Comforting My Peeps
“We are each other’s harvest; We are each other’s business: we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” ~ Gwendolyn Brooks Care giving is on my mind these days as my siblings and I offer additional support to our parents. Giving care to those who are ill, to those who are babies, to those who are… Read more »
Move To Heal
February arrives and this new month begins with bitter cold weather, heavy skies that sometimes feel as if snow will be falling soon and thoughts that this month brings me closer to spring time and perhaps some warmth and outdoor color. These are the days when I really have to force myself to keep moving… Read more »
Testing One Two Three
If you never take the opportunity to challenge yourself, then you might not really be sure of what you are capable of accomplishing in your precious life. Yesterday I was reading through some materials about resilience and I found the inspiring quote below. It blew me away when I first read it. What a powerful… Read more »
Reward Yourself
When I find myself in times of worry or stress, I often handle it by giving myself rewards. I focus on the stressful or worrisome tasks that I have to deal with and then in the back of my mind I tell myself that when I’m done with whatever it is for the time being,… Read more »
Hey There Sleepyhead
My siblings and I are caregivers and since the weekend we have stepped up our efforts to support our elderly parents. Without going into a lot of detail for privacy reasons, it was my turn to spend the night in the hospital this past Sunday night. I have done this before but it has been… Read more »
Mastering One Mighty Wall
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, the two men who courageously completed the historic climb up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California on Wednesday, were the topic of animated conversation yesterday in my office. People were wondering how they did it (can you believe it?), what kind of stamina it took to finish the… 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.
