by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 13, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Psychologist Kristin Neff is the mother and wife featured in the book and movie, "The Horse Boy." The movie was reviewed here on "The Journey with Grace." I found Neff's work via a Google search after I first viewed an advance copy of the film....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 10, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
It's about about the timing, they say. My Facebook plea for help went out no less than the night of The Super Bowl. Crickets….I've been writing since I was at least 10 and professionally since 1980. But the request from the Seattle gallery, HeART of the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 8, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Uneven stacks of paper protruded from the cradle of my arms. I left the small, crowded exhibition room with more than I'd initially intended. I'd tried to be careful and not to pick up stapled batches of paper, flyers or brochures unless I was fairly certain I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 6, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
"The days are long, but the years are short." –Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project January 11, 2012…the date entered at the beginning of the morning's journal entry. It caused me pause….As the seasons come...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 3, 2012 | Art, Nashville!
We benefit by giving ourselves over to the direct experience of the work of art. In this way one enters the artist’s world, learning to see as artists see. ~ Duncan Phillips Lucky. Lucky. Lucky are we in Nashville to be only one of only...
