Musings

We can all thank RBG

Grief by Laura RSeptember 19, 2020September 20, 2020

Rest in Power, John Lewis

Grief by Laura RJuly 18, 2020September 20, 2020

Friendship Lost

Friendship by Laura RJuly 6, 2020September 20, 2020

Musings by Laura RJune 28, 2020September 2, 2020

A love letter…in the time of quarantine

“It’s in the great tradition of the best of Black people, of people who have been hated chronically systemically for 400 years but have taught the world so much about love and how to love. “ – Dr. Cornel West, Interview with Anderson Cooper; CNN June 10, 2020 This past month has been a time […]

Leadership by Laura RMay 24, 2020September 20, 2020

Quote of the Day: Maya Angelou

‘Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.’ -Maya Angelou I watched the Netflix documentary recently, featuring stories from Michelle Obama’s tour to promote her book Becoming. Both times I’ve read the book, I cried. Of course, I cried watching the documentary, as well. I believe her intention for […]

The Next Decade

Musings by Laura RJanuary 18, 2020September 20, 2020

Grief by Laura RMay 24, 2019September 20, 2020

Mental Health Month

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” –Wayne Dyer May is Mental Health Month and even though this year marks the 70th anniversary, […]

The friend I never had

Grief by Laura RJune 9, 2018September 20, 2020

Grief by Laura ROctober 21, 2017September 20, 2020

Bittersweet Grief

“There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.” –Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic I received news recently that a childhood friend had passed away. We often told people that we’d been friends since the 2nd grade, although neither of […]

Sweet Bun

Grief by Laura RSeptember 7, 2017September 20, 2020

Grief by Laura RMay 27, 2017September 20, 2020

Birthday #8

Ugh. It’s been a tough day. It remains that way. Every, damn year. I mistakenly used to think each year the day might get easier, but I’ve come to accept that it can’t. His loss will always bear an immense amount of weight. Instead, I just prepare for that fact and let the tears […]

Quote by Laura RApril 4, 2017September 20, 2020

Decades are Beautiful

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: You Haven’t. – Thomas Edison Ten years ago, we thought my mom had exhausted all possibilities in her fight against Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia (CLL). For nearly ten years prior to that, she had gone through various rounds of treatments to rid herself of an incurable type of […]

Musings by Laura RDecember 22, 2016September 20, 2020

Kicked into Mindfulness

Most of the long-term homeless struggle to maintain sanity, while some of them never really had it to begin with, and many of them fall somewhere in the spectrum of genius. My ex-husband’s father was homeless. I met him once in the desert, just outside of Las Vegas. It had been 15 years since anyone had […]

Quote by Laura RNovember 27, 2016May 5, 2017

Quote of the Day: Frank Sinatra

“If you don’t know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he’s just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It’s one world, pal. We’re all neighbors.” Wonder when Chump will learn this….

Grief by Laura RJune 4, 2016September 20, 2020

Rest in Power: Muhammad Ali

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No I’m not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another […]