I Couldn’t Have Made This Up
The Luckiest Woman in the World
Note: This is another in a series of articles that I wrote a decade ago. Looking back, I can see that my history with cars has taught me the value of partnering with life–listening to what life brings me, good and bad, and riding the wave. –Carol I’m the luckiest woman in the world.…
Read MoreReturn of That Wascally Rabbit
Four years ago, I blogged about problems with rabbits in my backyard and my failed attempts at getting rid of them. Photo by peet-astn. Now, it seems that life has taken an ironic turn. It always does, doesn't it? Since getting a cat a few years ago, and letting him out in the back yard,…
Read MoreGrowing Pains
Conversation at the breakfast table between myself and my 13-year old son: "Is that a scratch on your nose? What’s that red stuff?" "Acne." I’m trying hard not to look surprised. This is my youngest child, with the first sign of puberty literally in front of my nose (and his.) And how would he know…
Read MoreWhat Would You Say At the End of Your Life?
Two years ago, I did a series of interviews with Ilene Kouzel, a friend dying of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The inteviews eventually were packaged into episodes for a podcast, Conscious Living, Conscious Leaving. Ilene loved to tell the story about adding one of her caretakers to her bank account, to make…
Read MoreAttendance Line
A conversation I recently had on behalf of my son: "Attendance Line, Mary speaking." "I’d like to report that my son will not be in school today." "Oh, is he ill?" "No, he decided not to come to school today. We have a policy at home that if he’s not in the car by…
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