by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 19, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
For nearly a year I've been reading a very visually appealing blog called Ordinary Courage by a very smart woman with a thought-provoking message. Happily, I stumbled upon a PBS interview on YouTube interviewing Dr. Brene Brown, Ph.D., talking about...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 10, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Spirituality
Photo: News SourceThe comment pictured above, first heard on (click here:) NPR's Morning Edition, brought levity to my last day of the work week, Friday. Poor Tiger. I don't actually know how to feel about his return. But, I absolutely loved guest commentator...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 5, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Disclaimer: My local PBS station gave my name to the following speaker's publicist, who then contacted me and asked if would interview Danusis. I was unable to but agreed to post the following as I rendered the information useful. The only compensation I am...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 22, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Goodbye 2009. That's right. Long-time Goodbye. It's the end of the third month of of the second decade of the new millennium, but I'm still saying Goodbye to the last. And that's because I'm Packing. Packing to leave this place. When I took this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 17, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability
Twice last week, I was engaged in conversations with mothers who stammered in describing and apologizing for their offspring's disAbilities. In light of autism, ADD, said one mother, was of little measure. Another mother minimized her child's significant...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 11, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond
You're Never too Old to Raise a Little Hell Do you remember Granny D? More than a decade ago, Doris "Granny D" Haddock walked through Nashville, if I recall correctly, as I had friends who joined alongside her as she came through town. At age 89,...
