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...
by Ana | Jul 4, 2024 | Blog Post
Blog #647: Hanging Out with a Fortune Teller Recently… I spent a moment with a scientist.Then a philosopher.And then a fortune teller. The guy was all three. ______ And he was only in 3rd grade. Uh, huh. Here’s the story. The young guy was swimming back...
