by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 25, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Material "blessings" often tend to be the focus of our culture during this Thanksgiving season. True, some focus on the non-material: love, family, nature. Stretch with me to the next stepping stone here in the disAbility community: For some time, a few...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 18, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality
Our British buddies over yonder across the big pond were on to something. The ol' stiff upper lip, at least, got them through World War II. I'm referring to the British Governmental campaign "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters that had limited...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 11, 2013 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Day One. Day Two. Day…and so on. My Facebook feeds are peppered with friends "practicing gratitude," as they were last year. I'm intrigued by this public, intentional "practice" of gratitude during the launch of the winter season. When...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 28, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Sometimes to make a point about the needs of the disAbility community, we have to tell stories that are very real but aren't so pretty. And, every time we open up to reporters, there is chance for human error and misinterpretation. That said, I have been on both...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 21, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
“We are smart, intelligent, loving people who just want to be treated like everyone else.” ~ Joanie Crowley Crowley, a woman with intellectual disAbilities who attended last year's Spout Film Festival in Nashville, is well aware of the chasm in media in regards to...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 14, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
Have you seen the 31 days (of October) blogosphere campaigns? The take of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt's Wishing Well blog is "31 Days of Miracles." I've loved this particular series and have opened a little shared...
