by Kathy on October 2, 2026 · 0 comments
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As Ferris Bueller taught us and was part of his famous monologue, from the movie about his day off, which you memorized in elementary school, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” Life has been moving especially fast in recent months and 22 was […]
by Kathy on April 17, 2026 · 0 comments
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Dear Molly, Spring has come again and today it’s been 18 years since you were born and died. It is a big milestone and you are not here. I took a mental health day off work to give myself space to feel how I feel — which includes deep sadness and many other emotions. I […]
by Kathy on January 20, 2026 · 0 comments
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14 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. After that I took six years off, starting up […]
by Kathy on June 5, 2025 · 1 comment
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Earlier this year, my therapist encouraged me to “hold a certain amount of mystery and figure out what works for me” in regard to circumstances that I struggle with. I’ll add holding space, tension and ambiguity, as well as gaining clarity/figuring out what matters and is meaningful to me. My therapist has given me variations […]
by Kathy on January 12, 2025 · 1 comment
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13 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. After that I took six years off, starting up […]
by Kathy on September 17, 2024 · 0 comments
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‘Cause when you’re fifteen… Can you believe it? Today you are fifteen! I was going to borrow/reuse some of the post I wrote for your older sibling Sean on their 15th Birthday six years ago, using lyrics from the awesome song 100 Years by Five for Fighting, as I felt they fit/apply to you at […]