I was a freshman in college that fateful November. Though I cannot remember when exactly, I am sure that I had mailed my first absentee ballot home the week prior to this fateful Sunday as election day was November 6th. I was practicing the democracy that so many take for granted, the very democracy that… Continue reading November 4, 1979
I glibly said to a friend a while ago “I have a past.” This comment keeps getting thrown back at me many times but the original statement came as he found pictures of me from high school in his yearbook. People always ask me, “have you always looked like this?” Well, yes. I cannot… Continue reading Me, Through the Years
Most people who know me know that I tend to rely on my faith to help me get through all those trials and tribulations that occur in my life. I have relied on my faith to get me through the break up of my marriage and through several relationships that I thought would last but… Continue reading Mass of Remembering, Healing and Hope
Last year every group in the country was geared up to get out the vote. This year, not so much as the off year election cycle comes to a close with Election Day 2009 – November 3, 2009. Where I live in upstate NY, there are a handful of interesting items and posts to… Continue reading Election Day 2009
First, I can’t believe how early it gets dark out now that DST is over. I just had to run my 15 year old in to musical practice and it was dark by the time I was on my way home. The high school is maybe four miles from my house. The bonus is… Continue reading November
Being a mom, I have tons of memories of Halloween. I was looking back through years of photos and the good memories that those photos brought back are amazing. Unfortunately, some of the cutest Halloweens were ones that I don’t have pictures of but I still have the memories. When my family was younger,… Continue reading Halloween Memories
I was reading a friend’s blog the other week about how we perceive life. He took a very analytic and theory-based look at how we perceive our lives. I have been thinking about this frequently but I have a slightly different outlook. I can definitely say that the way we look at our lives is through… Continue reading Perspective on Life
Yesterday was a bad day. I do not have many of them. I pride myself on ALWAYS seeing the half full cup, regardless of what comes along in work or life in general. Yesterday, I took a detour on the half full ride. I am firmly back in my unrealistically optimistic life now. It… Continue reading Joie d’vie
Forgiveness is not something we often think about when we think about ourselves. We may think about forgiving a friend or a spouse or a child for something they have said or done to upset us. We do not, though, often think that we should forgive ourselves. If you are like me, I set… Continue reading Forgiveness
As I am sitting here today, I am thinking about November. One week from today, I will start NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. I love to write but have never been able to sustain the 50,000 words that are the goal for NaNoWriMo in a 30 day time period. It is possible that I… Continue reading Dreams are Possible
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