3 The Missing Panties CaperA pair of my panties has gone missing. I don’t know how long they’ve been AWOL. Let me […] This entry was posted in Home Stuff Laughter & Joy Musings about life and tagged lingerie missing items panties underwear on July 3, 2015 by Candelaria Silva
What Can I Do for You?Let me know what I can do for you. This is a statement I received from several people […] This entry was posted in Advice Encouragement Friendship Musings about life With Gratitude & Thanks and tagged being supportive coping with traumatic event dealing with illness on June 6, 2015 by Candelaria Silva
6 MeditationFifteen minutes today. A quiet place in the house – usually the sofa, blinds closed. I start out […] This entry was posted in Language & Words Laughter & Joy Musings about life With Gratitude & Thanks and tagged breathing meditation mindfulness on March 17, 2015 by Candelaria Silva
1 Here + There = EverywhereWe are all in this together. What don’t we understand about this? We may all live differently in […] This entry was posted in Community Healthcare Musings about life Power - Politics & Race Rants words of wisdom and tagged AIDS epidemic Ebola Crisis One World on October 12, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
2 Tidy-widy, UptightI find myself in regular encounters with people who have tidy lives and are so far removed from […] This entry was posted in Musings about life and tagged Stevie Wonder lyrics Tidy lives Tighty-whities Uptight on October 7, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
8 Will this keep my grandson safe?I have an old acquaintance who types all of his emails in capital letters. They all begin, GREETINGS, […] This entry was posted in Black People Musings about life Power - Politics & Race Rants and tagged Ferguson Missouri Little Black Book Michael Brown Raising Black Boys Safety of Black Boys on August 23, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
2 Did you realize you were young?When you were young, did you realize you were young? When I was young, I didn’t know I […] This entry was posted in Advice Encouragement Laughter & Joy Musings about life self-esteem words of wisdom and tagged being young Embracing youth life stages Poetry Out Loud on June 21, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
5 Switcheroo – try something newIf you can’t get what you want, could you learn to want something else? People do this every […] This entry was posted in Advice Musings about life words of wisdom and tagged changing dreams dreams Elliot Rodger try something new on May 26, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
Do. Doing. Done.Do. Doing. Done. Let me expound. Do What does s/he do? Not what they say they’re going to […] This entry was posted in Advice Love & relationships Musings about life words of wisdom and tagged Do-Overs Doing What have you done for me lately? on May 17, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
Is that Me?Is that me? Am I that impatient, pushy and stubborn? Yes. Yes. And No. Yes, I am impatient […] This entry was posted in Language & Words Musings about life and tagged annoynance Impatience seeing self in others on May 8, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
3 Just A Little BitFor me, it is important to make a little movement. I cannot behave like a stick-in-the-mud even though […] This entry was posted in Musings about life Pleasures self-esteem words of wisdom and tagged incremental steps Making progress movement well-being on April 23, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
2 Only one wayYou know what you know but you don’t know what I know.Although you assume you do when you […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Faith Language & Words Musings about life and tagged Faith Personal beliefs Proselytizing on April 12, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
5 Extinction-level conversationMy Aunt Fannie once told me that the argument that led to her divorce from her first husband […] This entry was posted in Language & Words Love & relationships Musings about life on April 3, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
3 Why Are You Good?My blog posts are inspired by snippets of conversations that I’ve had or overheard, close encounters of all […] This entry was posted in Advice Encouragement Musings about life words of wisdom and tagged be good for goodness sake Being good doing good on March 27, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
1 Keeping RegularA regular paycheck will motivate you to stay in a place that is horrible, oppressive, boring, snarky, ineffective, […] This entry was posted in Advice Money and thrift Musings about life Work & working and tagged entrepreneurship hustling Lay-offs Unemployment on March 17, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
1 Lost and Found, Found & LostThe brown sock had been missing for weeks, long past the point where it should have been consigned […] This entry was posted in Friendship Musings about life and tagged Candelaria Silva Finding things that were lost found and lost Loss and found Lost friends on March 6, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
Love-CutsThis is what I’ve observed: that sometimes, most times the people who cut you are the closest to […] This entry was posted in Friendship Language & Words Love & relationships Musings about life and tagged Candelaria Silva cutting dreams forgetting Forgiving handling rejection love-cuts self-control on February 5, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
This is why to buy “This is How”This is How: Help for the Self: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, […] This entry was posted in Advice Musings about life words of wisdom and tagged Augusten Burroughs; This Is How Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway on January 18, 2014 by Candelaria Silva