After a somewhat challenging Thanksgiving, my son and I went out for Vietnamese, one of our favorites. Comfort food, for sure. There, a fortune cookie imparted wisdom that I desperately needed after the holiday mayhem. Who knew that a fortune cookie could frame things so beautifully? “Every thing is perfect in the universe…including your desire…
Tag Archive: family
Teaching my children to be happy
I am learning how much I want my children to be happy. Of course, many of us want children to be happy; we want to protect their innocence and joy, as we wish someone had done for us. I think the instinct to be protective of children is a good one…until we start protecting them…
Is there such a thing as a mistake?
…A genuine exploration on my part of whether there is such a thing as a mistake (I find that there IS), and how that fits into the spiritual scheme of things. My end conclusion? That there is some relief in knowing that we are fallible, and that we can then be softer with ourselves and…
Little Warrior, You Can Play Now
4-27-2011 This morning I was guided to invite little licia to start to tell her story to me. I have felt her stirring internally, like she was readying herself to speak. What she told me this morning affirmed her strength and resilience and adaptability. She underwent something no child should ever face, especially alone. After…
Do You Hear Me, Dad?
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” George Eliot I have published, pulled, re-posted, pulled again and re-posted this entry since writing it in a fit of passion last night. Why? Because I worried…is this too much personal sharing? What will this do to my “professional image”? Is it too gritty,…
