by LeisaHammett | Mar 5, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Ready? Cue the eyeballs to roll. I’m sure some of my Facebook friends knew this blog post was coming. So, what does The Buddha have to do with the Icepocalypse, as we called Storm Octavia here in Nashville? And Pandora. And Thor….Opportunity, my...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 17, 2015 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Technology/Blogging
Day two here in Nashville’s worst ice storm in two decades. Area public schools are cancelled for the week as we thaw from phase one and brace for two and possibly three more hits of this epic winter event. Early afternoon Grace and I braved the roads and found...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 13, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
“What is it about what I’ve said that’s upsetting to you?” There was an awkward pause in our conversation. I looked up to the ceiling, sniffed, and then reached across the kitchen table and grabbed a tissue to blot the tear that had just...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 29, 2014 | Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
Sssshhh! Can you hear it? Can you feel it? Or, is it just me? This year more than ever, I’m in touch with a stillness this post-Christmas/pre-New Years week. I’ve named it the “Tween Time.” There’s a hush in the air that feels sacred,...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 20, 2014 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
May you savor stillness amid the week’s rush. May you cherish some nurture to body and spirit. May you be renewed for the opportunities awaiting in 2014. Major changes have taken root here. I’ll be sharing them in the New Year. Also, soon, you’ll...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 5, 2014 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
I will no longer shoot peace symbols to people in traffic. Tonight I learned my lesson. About five years ago, I spontaneously started shooting peace symbols to cars in my rearview mirror when they allowed me to cut in front of them or when they allowed me to walk in...
