“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” — Peggy O’Mara Sometimes, a random moment reminds me of the important things in life. One summer when my daughter was about four years old, we had spent time flying kites at the beach, collecting leaves on nature walks, racing go carts, playingContinue reading “Appreciate the precious moments with your children”
Category Archives: Modern Life
Twenty years now, where’d they go?
“Time flies, never to be recalled.” Virgil Awhile back, as I took a long drive to nowhere in particular, I rolled my windows down and turned my radio up, listening to Bob Seger belt out “Like A Rock.” It was a great song, but I smirked when Seger sang the lyric “Twenty years now, where’dContinue reading “Twenty years now, where’d they go?”
Parenthood suits me
“There really are places in the heart you don’t know exist until you love a child.” -Anne Lamott Becoming a parent isn’t the right choice for everyone, but it’s been a wonderful decision for me. Parenthood has taught me more about myself – and about living life in the moment – than I realizedContinue reading “Parenthood suits me”
The falling leaves of friendship
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” -Anais Nin As I watched my young daughter play with a friend one day, I overheard her playmate say, “We’re best friends forever!” I smiledContinue reading “The falling leaves of friendship”
Time to pause and count your blessings
“You will be blessed the moment you realize you already are.” -Bryant McGill One day while driving my daughter to school, news on the radio reported that a cyclone had struck Myanmar and killed an estimated 100,000 people. The storm left another two million people without clean water or basic necessities. Around the same timeContinue reading “Time to pause and count your blessings”
Sports offer important life lessons
“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” -Heywood Broun Around my daughter’s fifth birthday, we signed her up to play soccer, her first foray into organized sports. The focus was on fun: nobody kept score, and there were no goalies or other positions. Everyone fairly much ran around, kicking wildly at the ball. SheContinue reading “Sports offer important life lessons”
The kindness of others
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” -Mahatma Gandhi I read recently about a single woman near Orlando, Florida, who over the last 10 years has adopted three children, two with special needs. The woman is 44 and had already raised two biological children, both grown andContinue reading “The kindness of others”
On dying young
“For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” -Kahlil Gibran Awhile ago, I read that a man named Sean Taylor, a professional football player, was shot in his home by an intruder. He died the next day at the age of 24. I don’t follow the team thatContinue reading “On dying young”
On becoming a parent
“Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.” – Paul Reiser The week after my high school graduation, an older family friend said, “Boy, your life is really going to change now. College is a lot of work!” I loved college, but I didn’t find the transition from high schoolContinue reading “On becoming a parent”
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