by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 1, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature
No foolin,' today's the first day of April and the weather here and for almost all of March has been more like summer than spring. And then, there was winter, which failed to deliver much of a chill, giving us instead sprinter. Nontheless, I'm...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 26, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nature, Spirituality
"Why?" Two friends and I have asked on multiple occasions during separate gatherings with each other: We know that our spirtual practices of yoga, meditation and journaling–throw in walking in nature, etc.–serve us greatly. They help keep...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 19, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
"This little heart of mine. I'm gonna let it shine." It was the mid-80's. Nearly three decades before New Thought consciousness terms such as "manifest" would become standard vernacular. But that's what my therapist in essence said was...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 14, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
To date, the well-intended young man who suggested my daughter with autism relieve her symptoms with a few tokes on a joint wins my personal autism mother's prize for the most bizarre uninvited suggestion for my daughter's disAbility. Many others have...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 1, 2012 | Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
I am reminded. I am reminded each day as I walk the side street nearby, past the upscale assisted living facility. It is often dinner hour when I pass by. When my daughter was a baby, we called it the arsenic hour. Business-attired women my age drive up along the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 22, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
So call me "Cougar." He was pretty easy on the eyes. He wore tall, caramel-colored boots. Skinny-legged jeans tucked in. By his side was a high-end, sleek model motorcycle helmet. His lap-top shouted his renegade politics: bumper stickers brandishing...
