I’ve made fewer mistakes than I wish I had. Took fewer chances than others. Played it safe. Feared unknown outcomes, assumed more negative possibilities than a single event could ever unleash. Stood at the sidelines while friends and acquaintances ran headlong into adventures that I deemed too scary. I’m a planner. I like to know […]
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Second Chances
Posted in Midlife, Personal Growth, School, Wisdom on September 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Popcorn, Coffee and WiFi
Posted in Aging, Existential, Wisdom on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s the day my studded snow tires come off. Insufficiently caffeinated, unshowered, make-up-less, decked in sweats and sneakers under my winter coat and hat (which I’m keeping on to cover up untamed hair), I’m now in the waiting room. Initially the sharp smell of rubber was jolting, the blare of the waiting room TV sharp. […]
“You’re never going to change.”
Posted in Idiosyncracies, Personal Growth, Wisdom on January 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This was not a compliment. There was no accompanying sigh, but the disappointment seemed audible. I had been summed up and found to be flawed. Dismissed.
Words of Wisdom from the Carpet Cleaners
Posted in Family, Wisdom on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll take wisdom from any place I can get it. I’ll use Buddhist proverbs, without ever sitting to chant. In this instance, I’m thinking of the adage that asserts when a student is ready, a teacher will arrive. My daily commute takes me past a carpet cleaning store that offers up pithy phrases and words of […]
“You’re not the boss of me.”
Posted in Children, Marriage, Wisdom on December 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Small children know a lot. They know rules to games, jump-rope rhymes, how to avoid eye contact with grown ups, how to hide the ubiquitous yet contraband Pokémon cards, even how to calculate time, since they are never done playing until at least two full minutes past the bell that signals recess is over. More […]