Hey there Resilient Readers! A friend sent me the following quote yesterday and I liked it so much I wanted to share it with you right away. I hope this thought carries you through today and many days to come: “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Louis Zamperini
It is worth noting the recent and sad passing of 97-year-old Louis Zamperini, a man whose life story was defined by his spirit of resilience. Everyone encounters challenges and traumas in their lives but Zamperini’s were of a sort that would have crushed most people. No matter what came his way — imprisonment during World War… Read more »
Musical Strength
Music can be an unexpected source of strength. Athletes use songs and soundtracks to help them focus prior to competition. It’s pretty common to see athletes staring straight ahead in the locker room with their ear buds in place or warming up with ear buds and you know that whatever they are listening to is… Read more »
Independent Behavior
Happy Fourth of July! Today I will be spending the day with friends I have known for decades; really great, tried and true friends. There will be a cookout along with patriotic music, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, fireworks and best of all, relaxation. This 4th of July party is an annual event… Read more »
Final Resting
When my husband died, (No matter how much times goes by, I still feel strange typing those awful words), our family felt comfortable choosing a traditional way of saying good-bye to him and paying our final respects: he was laid to rest in a beautiful coffin and we held a lively wake and Catholic Mass so… Read more »
Summer Squirt
On the last Friday in June, here’s something to think about: The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and with out fear for newer and richer experience … Read more »
24 Candles
Thousands of babies are born every day but today I am focused on one particular birth that happened 24 years ago. Please indulge me a bit while I use today’s post to send birthday love and well wishes to my sweet son. I wish I could be with you today, but since I can’t, I am… Read more »
#FamilyNatitude
Hi Resilient Readers! Weekends go by waaaaaaay too fast don’t they? Hopefully your weekend was just one big stress free zone! Saturday night my son and I went to a Nationals baseball game for his upcoming birthday. A big shout out to one of my fantastic sisters and her husband for tickets and PARKING —… Read more »
Camera Magic
This week I wisely listened to one of my sisters who persuaded me to mix it up and attend an incredible reception at the National Geographic Society for Annie Griffiths (http://www.anniegriffiths.com/about/), one of the first women photographers to work for the iconic global magazine National Geographic. I wasn’t familiar with Annie Griffiths work but 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.
