There are so many reasons why being a reader is a lifelong gift you can give yourself. The more you read, the more your vocabulary grows, along with your ability to effectively communicate. Reading improves concentration and memory, enhances knowledge, and increases imagination and creativity. Reading can also improve sleep, reduce stress, and help youContinue reading “My Year in Books”
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Jewel of Autumn
Once when I was living in the heart of a pomegranate, I heard a seed saying, “Someday I shall become a tree, and the wind will sing in my branches, and the sun will dance on my leaves, and I shall be strong and beautiful through all the seasons.” Excerpt from The Pomegranate, Kahlil GibranContinue reading “Jewel of Autumn”
Kindness and Singing
This summer, I read Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act in Kindness by Houston Kraft. He proposes that “practicing kindness is an essential step in helping to repair a world that has grown to be more divisive, lonely, and anxious than ever.” Deep Kindness gives us the stepsContinue reading “Kindness and Singing”
Lessons from a Seamstress
I have spent a few hours this summer with the seamstress who is making alterations on Kelsy’s wedding dress. Defined as a woman who sews, especially one who earns her living by sewing, our seamstress is simply a magician. A woman who sews does not define her. Have you ever noticed how strange our languageContinue reading “Lessons from a Seamstress”
Love Letter to Maui
A unique benefit at my former school was the endowed Kent Sabbatical Program offered to faculty and administrators after seven years of service. Established to ensure that educators who had dedicated their careers to Roland Park Country School would be able to recharge over time and pursue a passion which could be shared with theContinue reading “Love Letter to Maui”
Match Day
Tonight, the USWNT will play the Netherlands in their second game in the Women’s World Cup. It is Match Day. Our team is the most successful in international women’s soccer, winning four Women’s World Cup titles, four Olympic gold medals, and nine CONCACAF Gold Cups. I will be watching tonight. In the medical profession, MatchContinue reading “Match Day”
Dressing Barbie
With a nod to the movie opening next week, some of my fondest childhood memories include Barbie. I know that is not something you might expect to hear from a self-proclaimed feminist, but it is true. Barbie celebrated 60 years in March 2022 when I read Dressing Barbie by Carol Spencer. The author designed thousandsContinue reading “Dressing Barbie”
Life Lessons from a Sea Turtle
On Father’s Day morning, I woke to the glorious sight of a sea turtle nest built directly in front of our condominium in Satellite Beach, FL. I saw the intricate and unmistakable pattern of sea turtle flippers as they traversed the beach to the dune where a wildly dug pit with sand piled high aroundContinue reading “Life Lessons from a Sea Turtle”
First Light
For some reason, the phrase We go at first light has been stuck in my head for weeks. Maybe it is because, finally, I am waking in the light to go to school, and I am very attuned to the first light of the day. It may also be because this week marks the AIMSContinue reading “First Light”
Write On
With all due respect to this month’s religious holidays and rain showers, to me April means National Poetry Month. I know I am a literary geek, but as an aspiring poet myself, I am inspired by this month dedicated to poets and their craft. National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American PoetsContinue reading “Write On”
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