Archives for February 2019
ONCE MORE
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time." ~Author Unknown Three weeks ago, I received an email invitation from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford: YCHU Lecture: How the Other Half Eats: Sensitive, Fearful and Low Appetite Problems in Youths. I scanned over . . .
GOOD KARMA
FEBRUARY 25, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow. ~Sakyong Mipham My younger son was upset with me last week as we drove off for a “Mom and Me” outing to Santa Cruz. He was out of school for Ski Week and we had made plans to do something each day leading . . .
JUST A COLD
FEBRUARY 21, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb I’ve had a cold for the past few days, and while it’s a bit uncomfortable, I am glad it’s just a cold. I never seemed to get a cold, instead, I suffered from chronic sinus infections. It . . .
JUDGEMENT DAY
FEBRUARY 18, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. ~Will Rogers Last week, on the way to a doctor’s appointment, I glanced at my younger son sitting in the front seat, head tilted down, eyes glued to his iPhone. He was wearing his favorite faded black . . .
DOING WHAT I CAN
FEBRUARY 14, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ~Theodore Roosevelt Over the past few months, I’ve been sharing some stories about the Lyme diagnosis my sons and I received a year ago. My writing reflects my personal experience and my honest feeling about our treatment since our diagnosis: . . .
TRUE COLORS
FEBRUARY 11, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William Wordsworth This piece is dedicated to my friend Roxanne, who always provides support, love, and encouragement and who's not afraid to call it as she sees it. I love connecting with others and find it very rewarding to communicate . . .
INTO THE LIGHT
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light. ~Norman B. Rice Over the past few days, the early morning temperature has been hovering in the mid-‘30s; I don’t like these low temperatures and the feeling of being cold from head to toe. I’ve always . . .
GOODBYE ARTWORK
FEBRUARY 4, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” ― Dr. Seuss Last week when I sat down to work on my scheduled “15 minutes of decluttering", I wasn’t looking forward to cleaning out two stacked Crate and Barrel baskets that were full of artwork, cards and . . .
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