Yearly Archives: 2008



When the Stars Align

Blessed are the days when something you have been working toward is achieved. Sometimes the stars align and you are […]





Why not Obama?

Langston Hughes wrote a wonderful series of poems around dreams. One of the poems in the series has last lines […]


Fond Remembrance

Heels tap across the floor. Bracelets jingle around an arm. A scarf folds and flutters off a neck. Hips sway […]



Go Slow to Go Fast

Going slow to go fast is a facilitation technique. It means to take time with the introductions, the ground rules, […]


Scumboogahs and Scalawags

How easy it is to forget that in your youngish days you have had moments (or more) of being a scumboogah, scalawag, […]


Just Pick Up and Go!

Have you ever found yourself unexpectedly in an airport or train station and thought to yourself – I could just […]



Don’t have a cow!

It seems to me that one of the laws of nature is that all living things have two parent-creators; the masculine […]


Believing My Husband

I’ve decided to start believing my husband when he answers my questions at warp (sp?) speed. I will believe that […]


Two quick gifts

#1 – Build your own bookshelf and engage with others on shelfari.comI just discovered it and I’m enjoying it so.# […]



You Better Recognize!

I’ve waited for someone to say the words, “I love you” at various times in my life. Sometimes when I […]


Thank you TJMaxx

TJ Maxx and Mar-shall’s save my life on a regular basis. I know that no matter how tight my wallet […]


The People Speak

It was my great pleasure to witness a historic event, the filming of the Race segment of The People Speak […]



Pick Up Your Power

Pick up your power and use it. Please.Your power is your uniqueness. There’s a reason that you’re you and not […]


Foul Weather Friends

Beware of fair-weather friends is how I’ve heard the saying for most of my life, but I’ve noticed a variation […]


I Wish I Could Sew Like My Mother

Sewing, being stylish, and decorating were/are the arenas in which my mother showed her creativity…strutted her stuff! When I was […]