September 2010 Blog Posts (103)

I Mean Really.... Who Cares?

What do you care about? I am working on finding out what I care about - What is most important to me -Who I care about.... AND what it means to/about me if I don't care about You, current events, or Myself

What does 'caring' even really mean?…

The calendar says summer is officially over. My daughter said it was officially over when she returned to school. I say it's officially over when I need a sweatshirt in the mornings.

But I need more closure than that, something more concrete, I need...frost on the pumpkins. Leaves turning orange. The 7-11 next door to offer pumpkin cappucino.

This coming and going, cool then warm, dry leaves, not…

For what shall I be grateful today? For a pre-teen who always wakes up with a smile, rather than in teenage ire? In gratitude for a happy, healthy child, the ritual is a hug to start the day.

Shall I be grateful for a husband who realizes how hard it is for a morning glory to live with a night owl, and tries hard not disturb my sleep? In gratitude for consideration, the ritual is bringing his coffee to him in the…

And a daughter with a weird boyfriend, and she doesn't drive (the neighbor, not the cat or the daughter). She gets up early and she smokes a lot. She feeds all the strays in the neighborhood. Sounds like I know her, right? WRONG. We moved in two months ago and my daughter has asked almost daily when are we going to meet the neighbor? Do you know her name? Why not?

I am guilty of laziness, shyness,worse, maybe even apathy. I am going to…

Okay, so I can manage one apple, right? A caramel covered one from the state fair? Oh. Maybe not. Sets a bad example for the child with the newly acquired braces, looking up at me with big, brown, sad eyes.

Oh! How about sliced into a buttery pastry shell, and drizzled with cream cheese icing? No. Maybe not. The spouse who's on a diet is looking at me with squinty, reproachful eyes.

Alright! A fresh from…

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. ~Thich Naht Hahn

I really enjoyed reading Christine's recent post on Tea & Honey Bridal Shower Favors and thought I would share how I use tea making and drinking as a form of meditation. When you view meditation as "paying attention to…

My two college age daughters have both gone through attempts at eating vegetarian. To make this work, they will have to give up the following:

1. Some of their time, and actually cook or prepare something, instead of going through the drive-thru.
2. Their pickiness. Both of them have issues with food textures.
3. Their love of convenience and having someone clean up after…