Thanksgiving

Leaves: Five Years Later #30BrighterDays

Holidays bring up all sorts of FEELINGS, and if you find yourself needing to dig deep before breaking down bread with your clusterfamilia® may I suggest a bit of an antidote – this post by my friend Vikki, China Gets Broken. *** Five years ago I wrote my own Thanksgiving story, Leaves, about our dining room table and the complex family that surrounds it. Like Vikki shared about her own piece, I believe this is one of the more thoughtful things I’ve ever written. Today my extended family continues to shape-shift, but our own home… Read More »Leaves: Five Years Later #30BrighterDays

Our helpers, our harmers #30BrighterDays

Last night I began Thanksgiving preparations. We will number 19 people tomorrow, and that means serious mashed potato poundage. I planned to have at the spuds alone for some deluded reason called habit, but I spontaneously enlisted my 13 year old to help me peel or chop–his choice. He grudgingly agreed, and I figured he’d peter out after one tater. It turned out he liked cutting the potatoes as a knife-wielding/geometry exercise. The work passed quickly and enjoyably?!? Later my 10 year old surprised me by “calling the mashing” as in I CALL THE MASHING.… Read More »Our helpers, our harmers #30BrighterDays

Practice makes possible #30BrighterDays

Yesterday I texted my friend Vikki to tell her the power #30BrighterDays has had on my outlook. I feel centered, lighter, and more inspired since I dedicated November to writing and posting daily. I feel more like myself. The accountability of both writing and hitting publish is doubly-effective for me right now as an anti-perfectionism practice. Knowing you’re out there reading this and hearing back from some of you when I resonate–it creates a transaction, a flow. I approached #30BrighterDays with the intention of this practice brightening my day as well as yours. I know… Read More »Practice makes possible #30BrighterDays