This is how the weather works in Washington, DC: a few days ago I was bundled up in a winter coat and wishing the sharp, chilly wind would die down. Today, I am walking around the city without a coat and feeling so warm I wish I had shorts and flip flops on. The temperatures in… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Anderson Cooper & His Mom
I recently watched parts of the Anderson Live! episodes that explored surviving loss and rebuilding your life in the aftermath.I found it touching and almost too private to watch Anderson Cooper and his mother talk about their personal reactions to the sudden loss of two very close loved ones from their lives. I really wanted to… Read more »
Forgiveness
Someone close to me is emotionally stuck on certain negative events that happened in her life decades ago. She talks about them in great detail and tells others how she felt when these things happened to her. Listening over and over again to her retelling of these events doesn’t seem to help her move forward… Read more »
College Rejections Are Not The End Of The World
It’s that time of year. You know. College admissions and rejections. You are either laughing with joy from the news of your acceptance or crying because you got rejected. If you didn’t get into the college you wanted, it feels as if it’s the end of the world, doesn’t it? But guess what? It’s not. You don’t know where… Read more »
Unplugging & Tuning In To Each Other
Today we have a guest blogger, a fellow writer, Melissa Knights Bertrand. In the interest of full disclosure, I work with Melissa’s brother, Aaron Knights, and through being Facebook friends with Aaron, I am familiar with Melissa’s writing for her local newspaper, The Buffalo News. Melissa is the mother of three young and dynamic children and… Read more »
Robin Roberts’ Message
Robin Roberts is courageously showing us how to be “all in” about life. Over the weekend, I read Parade Magazine’s interview with Roberts, ABC’s news anchor for Good Morning America. It is no secret that Roberts was diagnosed five years ago with an aggresive form of breast cancer and for the past year she has been fighting… Read more »
85 Year Old Friends
All of my friends are gifts. Friendships, no matter what your age, are healing and can help you maintain your mental balance. Friends connect you to the dynamics of life and all it has to give. Friends keep me going and remind me what life is truly about. Hashing the ups and down of life cements my friendships, for they… Read more »
Blessed Easter
Have A Blessed Easter “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful,… Read more »
Good Friday, Hello Chocolate
Today is Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, and many Christians will spend the day praying, fasting and reflecting on the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. I am working today so I will try to reflect and pray but I will be squeezing it in between my office projects and the usual running around I do… 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.
