To My Mother “…And may you happy live, And long us bless; Receiving as you give Great happiness.” ~Christina Rossetti Dear Universe, Recently I read this quote from Oprah. “Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.” It was from an article about the top twenty things Oprah knows …
The Good in Good Morning
Dear Universe, Lately, I’ve been spending some time in New York City visiting my family. This means I get to walk around a lot more, which is great. Except when it rains. I’m not a huge fan of walking in the rain. So when it was raining the other day I wasn’t in the best of moods. My feet …
The Good in Goodbye
Dear Universe, Another semester finished! I have to say it took me getting to the end of it to really appreciate just how well it went. It’s not that I didn’t feel grateful it as it went on because I did. I really did enjoy each class and each milestone with the group. It’s that as the semester was wrapping …
Send a Smile
Dear Universe, I’ve come to a conclusion. I like receiving mail. I mean unexpected, uplifting, make-me-smile mail. Not the usual expected bills, junk and serious mail. And who doesn’t? Everyone likes to feel like they are being thought of, remembered. I’m good about sending cards to people when there is an occasion: a birthday or a holiday, for instance. But …
Cheesy Memory or…La Mémoire de Fromage
Dear Universe, I will always remember my middle school French teacher. She was this petite, older woman with a smile so wide it dazzled and a chic bob the color of red wine. The class: a bunch of wild, hormonal pre-teens. Not surprisingly, we were a tough group to teach. We goofed off while she enunciated vocabulary words. We laughed …
Unexpected Messages
Dear Universe, I consider myself to be pretty observant. On a scale of one to ten, I’d even give myself a nine. That’s why I was so surprised this week to see not one, but two inspirational messages in spots I pass frequently, but had never noticed before. Could they both have popped up within days of each other? The …
Witches, Dragon’s Blood and Incense? Just Another Day in Salem…
Dear Universe, A brilliantly warm, sunny Saturday with nothing pressing to get done can only mean one thing: a day trip to Salem, MA. I’ve only been to Salem two other times, but each trip would somehow come together in a serendipitous way with messages or signs coming my way. Yesterday felt a little different. Nothing stood out for me—no …
Henna of a Good Time
Dear Universe, Usually manicures, makeup, music pumping and glitzy dresses galore at this time of year can only mean one thing: prom. But not last night. All this glamour wasn’t taking place at a prom, but rather a fundraiser for one. I have to admit I was invited to this event at the last minute and didn’t know much about …