LOWERING THE BAR
AUGUST 6, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966 The other week I felt like I had hit a wall with my writing and I couldn’t get over or around it; it . . .
PERFECT PHOTO
JULY 30, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. ~Eudora Welty It wasn’t the best photo, but this particular pictu re did indeed stop the moment from running away: this photo was the last one I ever took of my mom on April 27, . . .
NO REGRETS
JULY 23, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
If you're always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you're in? ~Author Unknown It was just three years ago I was constantly running around like a madwoman: work, meetings, school, kid’s activities, errands, and social events; I was in the mindset of always looking ahead and life . . .
A SMALL INQUIRY
JULY 16, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
Sometimes the littlest inquiries produce the biggest results. ~T. Guillemets I am often asked how I got Lyme. I found out I had Lyme last year - nearly 40 years after the known tick bite – and finding out was purely by chance. I had made an appointment for my son with a new doctor; my hope . . .
WISE WORDS
JULY 9, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
"Keep up your spirit......it will take you to great heights, beyond your imagination" – M.J. Supanich (my Mom) – July 6, 2016. My Mom made this statement to me nearly three weeks before she passed away. Little did I know that the day she said it was one of the last quality days I had with her . . .
GIFT OF GAB
JULY 2, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. ~Thich Nhat Hanh Communication is my number one value. Whether a face-to-face conversation, over the phone, via text, email, or the written word, the ability to connect with others is important to me. The other night my husband . . .
IN THE LYME LIGHT
JUNE 25, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
You don’t have to understand it, you just have to have faith. – Serendipity Sunday afternoon in Woodside was picture perfect: clear blue skies with temperatures in the low eighties. As I zipped up Woodside Road toward Folger’s Stables, I thought about the upcoming presentation on Lyme. I was . . .
WHY WAIT?
JUNE 18, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
Now and then it is a joy to have one's table red with wine and roses. ~Oscar Wilde The other morning, I sat down to work at my desk. There was a slight chill in my office so I reached over and grabbed my yellow chenille throw blanket to drape over my shoulders. I love the soft feel of . . .
AN A IN GUACAMOLE
JUNE 14, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. ~Author Unknown It is very hard for me to articulate some of the frustrations that are the roller coaster of Lyme, it's a daily struggle. My email response to my younger son's teacher may be the closest I can get to . . .
HEART SCENTS
JUNE 11, 2018 BY KAREN LYNCH
The pleasure of nostalgia is never without its companion, loneliness. ~Isuna Hasekura The scent of the sherry cake permeated the air as I opened the oven door. I closed my eyes and breathed in deeply, taking in the delightful smell of sherry and nutmeg: I was instantly reminded of my Mom. My . . .
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