by Ana | Aug 15, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #653: Never Seen What I Saw In the early evenings…I’ve sat in my backyard 1,000 times. But while sitting there last night…I’ve never seen what I saw. ______ It’s my norm. At dusk, when I’m home in northern California in the summer… I end the day...
by Ana | Aug 8, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #652: The Tiny Turns Giant For some… It seems as if it’s extra easy to go there. The stressing.The whining.The complaining.The negativity. ______ But I wonder… For those who so easily find something to complain and stress about… Is it...
by Ana | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #651: A Teacher’s Note. 40 Years Later. This week… I’m time-traveling.I’m heading back 44 years. ______ In the third month of my sophomore year in high school… My family relocated to California from Nevada. Discouragingly, I left...
by Ana | Jul 25, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #650: A Mom. A Daughter. And Thursdays. I didn’t know.Often, we don’t. ______ Dear Shawn, I’m not a subscriber to your blog, but for the last 3 years, every Thursday, my Mom has read it to me. It became our Thursday thing. When she called, I...
by Ana | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #649: The Days That Didn’t Happen Disappointment. I’ll never get used to its sting. ______ As I write this… I’m in Ketchikan, Alaska. My flight over the Alaskan fjords was just cancelled because of the weather. A few days ago, I was in Sitka. I went on a...
by Ana | Jul 11, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #648: Finding Your Favorites “This is the best day of my life.” I think and feel the words. OFTEN. ______ An accountable number of times known only to the Gods… I have gratefully and authentically lived the best day of my life. How lucky am I? Or is it...
