Today is twenty four hours of new time. Time you didn’t have yesterday and time you won’t have tomorrow. Today is a day for you to shine. In the words of South African President Nelson Mandela (please read below), “We are powerful beyond measure.” Today is a day to discover something new about yourself. A… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
Cast of NBC’s “The Voice” singing a tribute to victims in Newtown, CT A good friend who tragically lost a loved one in the Newtown, CT mass shooting yesterday posted on her Facebook page this beautiful and haunting video of the coaches and artists from NBC’s hit show, The Voice, singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in a tribute to… Read more »
Newtown: A Priest’s Tears
Monsignor Robert Weiss I always think of priests as people who have heard and seen it all. After years of listening to thousands of people confess their sins (large and small), and executing innumerable weddings, funerals and baptisms, I can’t imagine that priests are surprised by anything anybody does. I’m sure their deep faith gives them hope and optimism about human… Read more »
Seaching for Serenity
As we try to find a way to deal with the tragic stories in the news about the Newtown, Connecticut shootings, let us try to find a way to take a break from the pain. A new work week begins and Christmas is close just a week away. The juxtaposition of the Newtown stories, the social media dialogue; television… Read more »
Newtown, Connecticut
Murdering a child is an unspeakable act. Yesterday’s horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT., which involved the shooting of 27 people, including 20 young children, leaves us asking questions about our culture and praying for the parents and the community at large. As a parent myself, I try to place myself… Read more »
Fab Friday
What can I say except that I am oh so very glad that today is Friday!! It’s the end of a work week that has no word to describe it. Could it be that as the year is coming to an end, people are looking at the calendar and suddenly deciding they want to wrap up… Read more »
Sentimental Christmas Stockings
Stockings Belonging to Daddy, Mommy & R ” . . . And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care; In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. . .”From “Twas The Night Before Christmas” By Clement Clarke Moore These are our sentimental Christmas stockings, hung on our fireplace every year, in hopes… Read more »
Being All In
This holiday season, I am appreciating the endless decorations of bows, bells and evergreens, listening to the traditional Christmas music that seems to be playing everywhere and trying to find wonderful presents for those that I love. I’ve been to a few Christmas parties and also donated to schools and other groups who are dependent… Read more »
Dancing Dreams
Pauline Clark has got it goin’ on.Today’s post is about holding on to a dream that you know is good for your soul. Pauline Clark is my inspiration today and she is featured in the story below that I read in the New York Daily News about how Pauline’s lifetime dream of dancing with the Rockettes finally… 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.
