A funny thing happened on my way to the mall. Well, truthfully, it all unfolded when I actually got into the mall, but I was harboring my angst the entire 7.5-mile drive. I am not sure what I was most anxious about, parking, shopping, or the entire outing. But I persevered and ended up with a story. First, I do not make a habit of going to the mall unless out of real necessity. So for me to meander to …
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Last month I wrote an article to honor my parents as they celebrated 60 years of marriage. This month the parenting site Grown and Flown has honored me by publishing this heartfelt story. https://grownandflown.com/60th-wedding-anniversary/
This is my “Sorry, Not Sorry” story, and I’m not sorry for writing it. As women, we apologize. Constantly. For things we do that are benign and for things that really are not our fault. Bumping into someone in the grocery store. Accidentally cutting in front of someone while lost in your own thoughts while meandering through the mall. Crossing the street when it is your right of way, but the driver still cuts you off. However, it is never …
In the absence of words, there is Silence, the true unspoken language In the absence of words, there is nothing Time stops. Ideas are lost. A bond is broken. Temporary? A mental block, a mental note. A revelation...and so... She sat down today to write a letter she never wrote. She sat down today to be heard but only Silence answered Her mind awhirl, her heart a flutter, the words failed her And of Silence there was more She sat …
