I was reading an article recently about Robin Roberts (sister of our very own anchor Sally-Ann Roberts) and was struck by this statement she made: “I have been mulling over how much more I have learned about myself through sorrow than through joy.” Amen, sister. I really think I was in some state of suspension for many years as I went through clone years of my 20s where I was trying to imitate what I…
Do you believe in coincidences? In what Carl Jung called synchronicity? Because the other day I wrote a post on being a seeker and next thing you know my friend in Boston sent me a link to look at my astrological chart and this is what it said: You are always questioning and learning, and you seem young and alive no matter what your chronological age, for your mind is always alert, curious, flexible and…
I dreamed last night that I cut Tin’s arm off and handed him over to friends in another room who called me because he was bleeding everywhere and then he came out of the room but couldn’t walk straight because he was off balance and I picked him up and tried to caress him and kept apologizing over and over again. Since there was a thunderstorm rampaging through the city when I woke, I lay…
A friend was telling me a story about how she had gained her self-confidence. It happened at a conference she goes to where there are a lot of celebrities and one day, she had taken a photo with one, and when she saw the photo she had this realization that the celebrity should have been happy to take the photo with HER, not the opposite. And she realized that she had been selling herself short…
Long, long ago, in a land far far away (Metairie), my first husband told me that I was a seeker. He did not mean this in a kind way; no, he meant that I was looking for something, was restless, not content. Three husbands later, I kept hearing the same refrain. I’ve been told to stop searching, to stop turning over stones, to leave well enough alone and yet, try as I might, I can’t.…
Easter has never meant anything to me. The only time the thought of Easter intersected my thoughts was when Passover has overlapped and my friends spent the day eating candy that I couldn’t have. Then you have a kid and you are constantly trying to stamp out videos, news, foul language, cigarettes, commercialism, pot, and what not but you can’t ignore Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. You can’t – and it’s almost cruel to…
How appropriate to be having thoughts of resurrection around this time of year. Even though Passover hasn’t ended yet, the matzo is finished in the house and we are taking an Easter break – which means painted eggs and chocolate bunnies. I was ease dropping – a thing that I am want to do – and heard a guy said, “It’s not about how hard you fall, it’s how you get up.” Oh, yes, I…
The sun is shining today and how do I know this, because I went to bring the keys to Tatjana’s car back to her apartment after strategically parking her car and I walked all the way home and duh! The keys also had my keys so I had to walk all the way back and get those keys and get in and then go back and leave the keys – criminey! So the whole time…
I was going to call this post Notes to Self, but Thoughts by Rachel seemed more appropriate. Given the meditation and the aim to filter out thoughts that are slowing me down, and right now the impulse not to take a frying pan and hit my asshole neighbor upside the head who is playing pounding music after the witching hour (Tin’s bedtime), I’ve come to conclusion that there are some things that are a part…
I received an anonymous painting in the mail today – the inscription said “I Only Cry When It’s Raining” – so I’d like to adopt that as my motto from here on out. Tears in rain, nothing more, nothing less. My role in being the recipient of this artwork is to create a piece of art and send it along to someone anonymously. We are posting our locations and a description of what we received…