by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 29, 2011 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
Decades before we labeled parents "single mother" and "single father," when his beautiful wife, Hettie, died, Arthur Walker–or "Papa"–as we called him, was a single father to eight children. My mother was the next to youngest,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 28, 2011 | Art, Grief & Loss
“You need to read this book!” The refrain continued for two years, each time I saw my voracious book-reading friend, holly lu. Finally, she brought me her copy. Boy, howdy, did I need to read this book! The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life by Lauretta...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 21, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Spirituality
Have you heard of Byron Katie? It was 2007, I think, that I first heard of Katie & "The Work." I've since met others who have worked with her, I've seen her on video, read about her and done a little work with the four questions myself. Read more...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 17, 2011 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
"[Rules I’ve unlearned…No. 10] What I now know is that losses aren't cataclysmic if they teach the heart and the soul their natural cycle of breaking and healing. A real tragedy? That the loss of the heart and soul themselves. If you've abandoned yourself...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 12, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Spirituality
From Nashville-based (daily MUST read) "Spirit Coach" Gregory Fisher, via his June 16, "Gregory Fisher's Treat Yourself to Your Best" This post is entitled "Under the Circumstances": "Do we ever find ourselves saying,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 5, 2011 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
This is what happens when both your parents die. You're left with large, elaborately framed photographs of yourself that you don't want. Hand colored studio portraits of you in a starched white dress, a shiny tow-headed bob. (That brief, inexplicable period of...
