Image of the Eagle Nebula from the Hubble Space Telescope At the end of last year, I decided I was done with New Year's resolutions. Instead, I picked an intention word for the year: someplace for me to set my focus. My word for 2008 was Happy. And I have to say, that worked out [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2008’
I’m So Totally Fixed (Almost)
Image credit: Photo by misterbisson on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons For the past several months, I have been working the 12 Steps around my own codependency, and this week, I completed Step 12. You may think that I am typing this post out for you to read, using my human arms and hands, but [...]
My Tangled Mess
Image credit: Photo by jamelah on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I remember a friend telling me that she found it hard at a particular point in recovery to go to Al-Anon meetings because there was almost too much progress in the rooms. So many people were at a place in their recovery where they'd [...]
What Hasn’t Happened Yet
Image credit: Photo by snaulkter on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A few months ago, my daughter Janie brought her favorite stuffed animal over to a neighbor's house to play. I meant to remember to make sure she brought Gigi home, but in the confusion of saying goodbye and putting on shoes and making sure [...]
Progress
Image credit: Photo by Nick Humphries on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I've found that holidays are the mile markers in my life's highway. As I pass them, I can say: last year I was there, this year I'm someplace else. I can take stock of what's different and what's remained the same. And this [...]
Light in the Darkness…
Image credit: Photo by Rickydavid on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons What I love most about winter is that nearly everyone has some way of celebrating by bringing light to the long nights. So, whether you are celebrating Christmas today or lighting a Hanukkah candle tonight or celebrated winter solstice this past weekend, I wish [...]
Christmas Spirit
It is Christmas day and Jenn at J-Online passed on a little Christmas spirit to me. I'm going to list at least five things I love about Christmas and then pass it on. Christmas lights. In the short days and long nights of winter, all those twinkling lights have a special magic. After all, light [...]
Just Fabulous
I think I made everyone feel guilty about not giving me the major awards I'd asked people not to give me, because this week I'm rolling in the love. Mim tells me I'm fabulous. And I have to believe her, because she is too. And now I'm supposed to name 5 other fabulous blogs and [...]
And the Bookmarks Go to…
In last Monday's post, I promised to send handmade bookmarks to three of the commenters on that post. My son Austen helped me with the drawing. We put all the names in a hat... And then Austen drew the names. I asked him to hold each one up in his hand so I could take [...]
In Case You Missed It…
Should any of you be doing important things like reading my blog instead of silly things like lighting Hanukkah candles or baking Christmas cookies or feeding the poor and giving comfort to the destitute, I thought I'd remind you that there are just a few hours left to leave a comment on Monday's post for [...]
