Earth Wind & Fire’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Another work week grinds to an end and I say BA DE YA, it’s time for dancing in September! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Friday has arrived in all its glory, and not much feels better than when it is Friday night, you are hangin’ with… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Amazing You!
A significant and ongoing part of the grieving process is learning what to do with the confusing feelings you experience. What am I supposed to do with the sad, angry, and surreal emotions I have inside me about the person who used to be in my life? That person who was here yesterday, but is not here today, and won’t ever be… Read more »
Dear Sugar. . . You Make It So Much Better!
Cheryl Strayed is one of my favorite authors. I discovered her when I received her New York Times best seller, Wild, as a present this past Christmas. From the first page, I was all in and couldn’t stop reading and definitely didn’t want her journey in Wild to end. I was totally drawn into every aspect of her memoir and… Read more »
A Pope of Hope
From Southern Maryland to Northern Virginia, everywhere I went this past weekend people were talking about Pope Francis and his recent groundbreaking remarks about the state of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, you are a healing breath of fresh air and you arrived on the global scene just when we needed to listen your joyous and merciful… Read more »
Can You Hug Too Much?
Hugs……They’re so healing!We hug when we see someone we really like and haven’t seen in a while; we hug when it’s time to say good-bye. We hug to show we care; we hug to let the other person know we are on their team. We hug to send a special message to another person that they are… Read more »
Never Look Away
When you consider the amount of emotional baggage we all carry around with us, it is amazing that we find love. Wounded though our hearts may be, we cannot fight the attraction and pull of another person who catches our fancy. Maybe you have been lucky and found love more than once. I found love… Read more »
Your Green Zone
When I find myself getting close to sensory overload, I seek out quiet places to sit, to refresh and chill out. After Monday’s tragic shooting and killing of 13 people in the Washington Navy Yard, I truly needed a break from being bombarded with images and information. Sitting in nature helps bring my focus back to what is important to… Read more »
Washington DC Navy Yard Shootings
There was something about the first email news alert that came into my work computer yesterday morning at 9:01 a.m. “Reports of an active shooter at Navy Yard area. Avoid that area.” I don’t know if it was the time of day, the location of the shooter or the fact that it was a Monday that… Read more »
Be More Awesome!
I’m usually pretty good at motivating myself but this morning I needed Kid President to give me a good kick in the butt to push me out the door. Kid President. Just looking at his cute little face makes me want to smile. But he’s more than a cute face. Kid President Kid President says this video… 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.
