Inspiration
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FACE OR FACADE?
In the last four days, I drove my daughter through four different states to look at eight separate colleges. Since she had already seen schools on the west coast, the middle of the country and several “safety schools,” it was time to complete the picture. We saw mostly those private institutions used as magical… Read more
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THE ROAD TAKEN. . .OR NOT
Roads are like people. You just never know where they will lead. Some take you on long, wonderful journeys with splendid views. Others are just dead ends. But until you explore them, you just never know. In my youth I was determined to follow, “The Road Not Taken.” I figured Frost had the… Read more
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LATE. . . BUT GRATEFUL
So basically, let me start with all my excuses: 1. the delivery guy was late which meant I would be late picking up my kid. 2. He was delivering my kid’s desk—which was already 6 weeks late. 3. I was going out-of-town the next day and had a SLEW of details to take care… Read more
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STOP TO LISTEN
While I was sitting in my car last night waiting for my daughter to get out of play rehearsal, I noticed the security guard making his rounds. I’ve seen him before. He smiles a lot and seems to know everyone. Finally, he sat down on a bench so I got out and introduced myself. Within… Read more
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MAKE OLD FRIENDS, BUT KEEP THE NEW
In my impetuous youth, I took up skydiving, briefly. Yes, there was a boyfriend involved, but ultimately I felt it might help cure my fear of heights. Instead, it exacerbated them. The real life lesson that remained though, was knowing that I was responsible for my actions. No one else was going to pull… Read more
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STARLIGHT, STAR BRIGHT
“Tonight the Perseid meteor shower will be in full view and I will watch all those falling stars fall. It will remind me that dying is pretty from a distance. But mostly it will remind me of the nights Granny and I used to look up at those same stars and say, “Starlight. Star bright.… Read more
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JUST DRIVE
I just handed my oldest the keys to the car and sent her out to the market. For a brief moment, she just stood there and looked at me as if uncertain what I meant. “Here’s the key,” I repeated. “Just drive.” I figure she’s had enough of me sitting in the passenger seat… Read more
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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN EXCEPT ME
It was a week of deja vu. Met two different college kids sporting blue hair; one at Starbucks and one at my front door. Well, it sure beats the nose rings. Of course, back in the 60’s, a “blue hair” was any older woman who put a blue rinse on her white hair. Most of my grandmother’s… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 