by LeisaHammett | Apr 4, 2021 | COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Nature, Spirituality
“Happy Resurrection from Fear to Love, from grief to joy, from ego to Field, from separation to Unity. You are Loved and kept in the Light.” —Rev. Dr. Kenneth Wheaton, Ph.D. Reading back over posts like this one written during our first pandemic Easter, the person who...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“As with the season of Lent itself—a wintry season of contemplation, spiritual focus, and petition—these symbols of new life, out of the deathlike state of winter, are emblems of the newness of spring, rebirth, and rejuvenation. — James Theodore Farmer III The...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 14, 2021 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Online Dating, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Uncategorized
As I dumped the water, noticing how thirsty the roses, and as I refilled the vase, I thought: these are some of the most beautiful roses I’ve ever had. And. Funny: I bought them for myself. Then I realized how fitting…. Whether you have a partner or not...
by LeisaHammett | Jan 3, 2021 | Art, Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Obama/Politics, Online Dating, Spirituality, Travel
Notice the difference between the photographs of the same species of bird, taken in two different states on the same day one year apart. There’s a story there. And I’m going to weave it here for you. For 10 lovely, but, upon reflection, intense first 10...
by LeisaHammett | Jan 1, 2021 | Art, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Online Dating, Spirituality, Uncategorized
2020—What did you learn? What did we learn? What did I learn?: I may have just been accused of being Pollyanna. I question that of myself regularly. Yet, again and again, I justify my thoughts based on my experiences—which have included my own share of grief,...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 28, 2020 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nature, Online Dating, Spirituality
Quickly, twilight was dimming down the warmth and visibility of our late afternoon walk. Thanksgiving was a week away. But my mind was digging into the archives of 2006. Back to another walk on this same park road also during the thinning veil of fall. It was a...
