I was in the CVS near my office a few days, popping in to buy something for an officemate. I was buying only one item so I stood in the self-checkout line. But then the regular line opened up. A young African American woman behind the cash register waved for me to come on over to her register… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
George Carlin’s Observations
Every day is an opportunity, right? I try to keep this simple but positive thought with me as much as possible even if I am having a really sh#*tty day. I try to learn some useful lesson from the incredible number of mistakes I constantly make and then I push myself to move on to the next… Read more »
Time Stands Still on Sept. 11
Time will stand still for me this morning around 8:45 a.m. when the clock will remind me that twelve years ago today, the first plane, a hijacked American Airlines jet flying out of Boston, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, setting into motion national events and policies that permanently changed the way we as a… Read more »
Turn Around Solitary Man
I felt very lucky and very blessed to be sitting in my worn and comfortable beach chair early yesterday morning, breathing in the soft air of Bethany Beach and watching the tide come in as the waves pounded the sand. For me, sun, sand and ocean are the essential elements for getting rid of worrisome and stressful… Read more »
Alicia Keys — Listen To Your Heart
My new thing is to listen to Alicia Key’s “Girl On Fire” CD on my way to work. Alicia Keys is amazing! I have loved her music from the first time I heard her groundbreaking song, “Fallin”, on the radio about 10 years ago. I didn’t know who she was but I googled and youtubed… Read more »
It’s All About Our Stuff
Earlier this week I wrote about finding my deceased husband’s tweed jacket in the back of a guest room closet and what it felt like to discover it. Now, unfortunately, it’s time to say good-bye to his Irish wool jacket. It doesn’t fit my son and the jacket doesn’t really hold any special meaning for him. Even… Read more »
Step Into Every Blessed Second of Life
I know today is Wednesday and that I have to go to work. But other than that, I really don’t know what the day has in store for me. I’m sure I will talk to someone in my family and maybe also talk to one of my good friends, and I will work hard today… Read more »
Insight From Grey’s Anatomy
I was clicking around on Pinterest (which is truly a guilty pleasure!!!) yesterday and found this insightful and timely quote on one of my niece’s boards. How true! Grief is unpredictable! And that’s why people don’t like to talk about it, or acknowledge it, and hope, hope, hope, that it will go away all on its own…. Read more »
Newtown On Labor Day
Today is Labor Day and I have the day off from work. YEAH!!! I hope you do too! Maybe you are planning to go to a friend’s house for a special holiday meal or you are going to cook for your family. Or maybe you’re just hangin’ at your own house catching up on personal projects. Or… 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.
