Cracks in our facade

Relatives of two (likely) victims of the tragic Champlain condominium collapse in Miami stated that their loved ones mentioned hearing a loud cracking sound the night before the building crumbled. A 2018 inspection of the complex revealed several serious structural issues that were supposedly scheduled to be remedied in 2021.. a full three years after…

Stuck on blue

I stumbled upon this quote the other day and was struck by its simplicity and truth. The only thing I’d change about it is the visual depiction of sadness as a light blue balloon that’s tied to a limb… I think a better representation of not letting go of things that make us sad would…

The mind/body connection

I was in early labor. My mom and step-dad were in town visiting, and we were all in the family room watching a baseball play-off game on TV.  I had a pen and paper in my lap so I could log the frequency and duration of the contractions.     Sometime after the 7th inning…

The Discipline of Gratitude

We recently had a bout of storms move through the area that led to a disruption in electricity. It happened just as it was getting dark and was the fitting way to end what had been a really crappy day. As an added “bonus,” I was behind in my class work and had just sat…