I have written previously about angels and particularly about a book my aunt gave me titled, Angel Letters,” by Sophy Burnham. From time to time, I read this book because I find it comforting and it puts life into perspective for me. There are a number of stories that I tend to re-read when I am stressed… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Your Invaluable Health
You are very lucky if you are in good health. I don’t take my current good health for granted. Ever. For I think that having good health gives you freedom of choice and the ability to live your life a certain way. Good health is invaluable and one could easily think that it is permanent…until… Read more »
Gangnam Style
I’m taking a break today and enjoying the popularity of “Gangnam Style.” “Gangnam Style” makes me laugh and laughing helps you cope with life. Laughter is very powerful medicine and I try to use humor as much as possible to get through the ordinary hassles and crises I face. Courtesy of The Levo League, I saw the above… Read more »
Compassion at 12th Street Irish Pub
A Bar at the Folies Bergere By Edouard Manet Besides their obvious job of making drinks, bartenders also do something even more important: a lot of listening. Many times when people go to a bar, they are looking for someone to talk to, someone who will listen to their troubles and sympathize with what has… Read more »
Pizza With The President
President Barack Obama delivers pizzas to my son (on the phone) and other hardworking field organizers Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, getting a chance to meet the President of the United States is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Yesterday my son and I were part of an amazing event and it still feels surreal. We were in… Read more »
It’s In The Bag
Truly, it is the little surprises in life that make a difference! Kindness can arrive at any time. Or maybe it’s just that my standard for smiling is different. What brings a smile to my face might bring only a shrug to another person. But I’m going to go with the spontaneous and positive happenings that I find… Read more »
Thought Of The Day
To me, this picture captures that wonderful unfettered feeling of freedom: the freedom of possibility, the freedom of creativity. I imagine myself inside the VW van, humming along on the highway. It’s warm outside, not hot hot, and the windows are down; Janis Joplin’s great whiskey voice is singing, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. . .”… Read more »
Car Man To The Rescue
Checking Your Air Pressure I am going to get right to the point today: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to the man at the BP gas station last night who helped me with the air pressure in my tires. I was driving home from work last night and suddenly a menancing light came on in the… Read more »
Grounded To The Ground
Staying Grounded Have you seen that television commercial where the couple is test driving a new car in the desert and then later someone off camera asks them why they liked it? The man says something about wheel rims on the tires and the way the car felt when he was driving it and then… 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.
