Author Archives: S.

Every January, I tell myself that this year, I won’t forget to get myself a new calendar at the end of the year, and every December, I rush around and forget to get one. Then in January, there are calendars … Continue reading →

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment. – Eckhart Tolle It’s … Continue reading →

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. – Helen Keller. When I was little, I wanted to be Helen Keller because she was so amazing and inspirational. … Continue reading →

Just in case there’s not a truth for Leap Day, I guess it’s a good thing I missed yesterday. I missed yesterday because I made a flying trip to my hometown for Lisa’s funeral. It was hard. I grew up … Continue reading →

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou I have one of those ridiculous memories, so not only will I … Continue reading →

Lisa Currie Branch. She was smart and funny and full of heart. She was tall and gorgeous and had a beautiful smile. She was an artist and a farmer and a nurse. She was a mother and a grandmother and … Continue reading →

If you’ve been following along, you might recall that back in March I had an incident in which I had to go to the emergency room for a suspected deep vein thrombosis. It turned out to be arthritis, but nobody … Continue reading →

Cold. Coldcoldcoldcoldcold. Cold. It’s going to be below freezing here tonight. I need six dollars because the cleaning lady is coming tomorrow and I don’t want to go out and get it because it’s windy. But I have a firm … Continue reading →

I have a box of them. 365 truths, that is. For 2012, I aim to post one each day. Today’s truth is: An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread … Continue reading →