I woke this morning at a little after five and was able to do all of the things that I wanted to do because I knew this day was about hitting the ground running. I meditated for 15 minutes and then went into the living room, which has become my solace to sit on the sofa and read a book with my one cup of decaf coffee. It’s a magical time that I cherish. I’m…
Since I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, I have met more than two dozen people ranging in age who also have it. Hashimoto’s Disease is an autoimmune deficiency that causes your body to attack your thyroid trying to eventually kill it off. Taking Synthroid counter balances this attack and stabilizes your thyroid. For some people, they can stabilize their thyroid in a matter of weeks, for me it took one year, and for others it…
Tomorrow morning I begin a new project/new client with multiple deadlines over the course of the next few weeks. November also begins a seriously busy social calendar that includes, but is not limited to, two 40th birthday extravaganzas, one Prince Dance Party, one Robert Glasper concert, and a trip to San Francisco for a good friend’s son’s bar mitzvah. I know right now on this evening of October 27th that life is about to go…
Tin and I drove to Franklinton today to change the flowers on my mother’s grave and go to my cousin once removed’s wedding reception. Along the way, we stopped in to see my uncle who just got finished rebuilding my grandmother’s original house off the Old Choctaw Trail. As we walked through the newly built house, I tried to remember the footprint of the old house. The floors were gorgeous – all refurbished planks from…
A friend left her partner and said, “Adios” and she thanked me for introducing her to clarity. Clarity wasn’t my unique idea, folks – just sayin’. If you Google clarity you will find that there are organizations, movements, conferences, books and lectures all elucidating clarity. The fact that it is a simple concept – seeing things as they are – instead of how you would like them to be – is the big joke. At…
I went to a dream work class last night and felt as if I had been dropped in another world – a world of youth where the closest and most intimate relationships are still those with parents. I felt so removed from the consciousness of the crowd that I came home quietly and after putting Tin to bed, I soon crawled into my own with my quiet thoughts, just hoping to get lost in my…
I sat down with a friend of mine who has run her own company for years and last year decided to quit and be a mom. Wow, I say with envy. There is just not enough world and time for what I want to do in a day and being a mom is nearly 24/7. And so everything is suffering. The dog, Heidi, who is staying with us for a bit, is not getting her…
I lived on this block on the bayou and was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and Alopecia Universalis. Months later my neighbor developed stage four ovarian cancer. Then someone else a year later was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then today I just found out my other neighbor has developed Parkinson’s. My friend and neighbor with ovarian cancer says it’s odd that all of us on this same block have been stricken with a serious illness. She wonders…
A few months ago a black swan in City Park, who was waiting on her babies to hatch, was attacked and her eggs smashed by a human hand. You might ask who is capable of such utter vileness – well, humans. This human did not damage the swan or her eggs because they were hungry and wanted to eat them, or because the human was threatened by the swan or her eggs. No, the vandal…