A Brit Celebrates 4th of July
What does patriotism mean to you? Here’s what it means to this Brit. […]
Category: kindness
An Imperfect Mother
Most of my readers know about my ambivalent relationship with my mother. She was so many things – ill, sad, and abusive, but also independent, feisty, and in her very peculiar way – loving. When the memories of her other characteristics threaten to make her unredeemable, I remember this story. She could see things that […]
Painful Humility
September has been a bad time coming off six months of painkillers. I have headaches, slurred speech, memory problems, weight gain, and general crabbiness. But I have clarity about human fragility. I admit I am spectacularly judgmental about drug abuse. My mom was a horrible drug abuser and I am terrified of getting addicted. I always […]
Love Is What We Need
This year has taught me lessons in humility and acceptance. During this year’s multiple surgeries and procedures, people have gone out of their way to be kind to me. A person arranged to have my yoga class bring me dinner, sent me notes, dropped by to check on me. What a lovely heart! I love the […]