"Magic persists, with or without us..." an excerpt from a Charles Bukowski poem. That moment this morning, in the kitchen. That moment of respite in the midst of Nico's whines, Ben shouting from the other room about Legos, the hustle and...
Dear Nico.
Dear Nico, You can have anything you want. Love, Mama
Let’s increase our capacity for delight.
"Whether success or failure: the truth of a life really has little to do with its quality. The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention." ~ May Sarton...
in love with this camera.
Investing in Ourselves Ever since I took the plunge and bought my new camera I have been thinking about this idea of investing in ourselves. I'll never forget the day my friend Kim bought her first laptop computer. We stared at the box...
The acorn and the oak.
When I look at Ben these days, especially with a guitar in hand, I am reminded of the acorn and the oak. That there is a little seed in all of us with so much possibility. These photos feel like a window into some possible future... one...
Do you see the resemblance?
I already posted this on Facebook, but I couldn't resist posting it again here. It makes me unreasonably happy. As I was chatting with one of the dads in the neighborhood recently, he apologized for not recognizing me immediately. He...
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