FISH STORIES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you said about people and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor? ~ Author unknown, quoted by Jacob M. Braude I can’t stand bullying and mean . . .
COOKIE DOUGH CONTEMPLATIONS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. ~Henri Bergson September 7th marked the two-year anniversary of my first climb to the top of Half Dome; 382 days later, I had . . .
CRUMBS OF HAPPINESS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Gather the crumbs of happiness and they will make you a loaf of contentment. ~Author Unknown It’s Labor Day weekend and we’re home, choosing not to travel or be on the road. The neighborhood is blissfully quiet as several neighbors have . . .
SENIOR YEAR
AUGUST 26, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. ~David Frost Last week I lost my best Mom-Uber client - though he never tipped me and occasionally made unrealistic time demands and . . .
LOVE YOU
AUGUST 19, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life. ~Author unknown My Mom used to end our phone conversations with two words: “Love you.” She would always say the same to my two sons, regardless of how rambunctious or loud they . . .
ONE COIN
AUGUST 12, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. ~Lillian Dickson Today, on the eve of my birthday, I received news that shook me to the core: a friend of mine had suffered a stroke and was in ICU; the . . .
INTENTIONAL PROCRASTINATION
AUGUST 5, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
“Have the courage to build your life around what is really most important to you.” ― Joshua Becker, The Minimalist Home: A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life Three days ago, I received an email from my editor: “Karen, . . .
MOM’S WORDS
JULY 29, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
“Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out” – Unknown Yesterday morning I texted my younger brother, “3 years today” with a sad emoji. It was 5:16 AM and I knew he would be up. Sure enough, he texted back: “Sad day. I miss . . .
UPRIGHT, MOBILE AND BREATHING
JULY 25, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance. ~Andrea Boydston Tomorrow marks the sixth anniversary of my Pulmonary embolism, six years! Six years ago my life changed dramatically, my view and vision of who I am . . .
BIRTHDAY BUS DRIVER
JULY 22, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson Today, my older son turned 17 and this year, as he has for the past several years, has chosen a minimalistic birthday: a gift of cash, dinner with our family, and his favorite chocolate cake from Kathy’s Creative . . .
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