Rest In Peace Nelson Mandela. For you used your precious life and your healing nature to change the world and make it a much better place for generations to come. Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world. ~ Nelson Mandela
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Oh Those Tacky Christmas Lights!
Christmas lights take me back to the innocence of my childhood, to a time when my parents would gather me and my five siblings and put us in the station wagon with winter coats over our pajamas and we would ride around the neighborhood and look at the Christmas lights displayed on other people’s houses. Did you do… Read more »
I’m In Today
A friend from a support group sent me a wonderful short poem (which I am sharing below) reminding me about the priority of today. On one level, I suppose you could say it’s about managing your time but on another level, I think it’s about figuring out what’s important to you and staying focused on the things… Read more »
Have Some Fun
Some people are hard wired to grab life for all its worth and wring everything out of it that is humanly possible.At this time of year, I know how easy it is to feel frustrated. Those dark thoughts start trying to find a place to live in your head and your heart but you have to find… Read more »
Family On Air Force Two
Black Friday for me was all about family. I have a cousin who is a major in the US Air Force and he and his wonderful family are stationed at Andrews Air Force Base which is about a 45-minute drive from my house. He invited family members to come to Andrews yesterday and he conducted… Read more »
Nothing More — The Alternate Routes
After a day spent counting our blessings and giving thanks, today we are full of gratitude right? To keep that warm and fuzzy and wonderful feeling of kindness going, here is a song introduced to me by Hannah Donnelly (a Jesuit Volunteer Corps alumni & my son’s girlfriend) that I know I will be singing or… Read more »
Giving Thanks!!
Today is a day when I pause to give thanks for all of the incredible gifts God has sent my way and also it’s a day when it’s okay to eat too much. I am lucky to have wonderful friends and family and to be able to visit some of them today. I know that during… Read more »
20 Things We Need To Say
Today is about something light and healing because lots of people will be traveling so that they can spend Thanksgiving Day with those they care about. I love Kid President and his ability to make me and many, many others smile and laugh about the crazy things that happen in the unpredictable world around us.He’s… Read more »
A Buddhist Rice Bowl
Here Is Something To Think About. . . . “In Zen Buddhism, there’s a concept called ‘zen mind,’ or beginner’s mind.’ They say that the mind should be like an empty rice bowl. If it’s already full, then the universe can’t fill it. If it’s empty, it has room to receive. This means that when… 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.
