Dear Twitter: We’ve spent some good times together. And there are still times I need you. Times I want you. But you’re too demanding of my time, my energy. I’m leaving you – at least for a trial separation. Yes, there’s Facebook, but I’m thinking of leaving Facebook, too. I need more time for me. [...]
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A New Year, A New Attitude: Coping with Sudden Change
A plaque by the artist Mary Engelbreit hangs above my kitchen sink. It depicts two girls looking out a window, their arms resting on the sill. The girl on the left, a blonde with a big red ribbon, has her eyes cut to the side; her mouth is in a most definite pout. The girl [...]
The Fight to Stop Mountaintop Removal: I Risk Getting Political
I keep waiting to be “unfriended.” To logon to Facebook and see an irate comment posted on my wall; to notice I’ve lost a few followers on Twitter; to watch at the grocery store as another mom from my son’s school whips through produce with barely a nod in my direction. The message these former [...]
The Grace of Gradual Change
I think we all know that any REAL risk will push our comfort zones, but I’ve realized in the past few weeks that some zones are more uncomfortable than others. Consider my January daily audacious goal to write or edit a poem five days a week. I was excited about it, many of you were kind [...]
