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 | 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 | Dec 8, 2020 | Art, Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
COVID Self-Care 101 = Read a good book! A free book to five lucky winners from yours truly. Happy Holidays! …Nashville is, of course, known for its musical prowess. For several years when I moved back here and answered the “what do you do”...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
As we merge into winter, turning the chapter on a bitter fall, my thoughts return to gratitude, spurred by nature. …When daylight dawned, I opened my bedroom window shades, turned on the porch’s twinkle lights, returned to my warm bed and faced the world...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I can feel it. In you. In me. It’s like a breath caught and suspended in our individual and collective throats. I originally wrote and posted the following on Facebook. It resonated with folks. And, I keep returning to the post’s message in my...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 25, 2020 | Art, COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Uncategorized
This fall, I’m in a virtual Jungian dream group led by certified dream facilitator Laura Huff of Fire by Night Dreamwork.* It’s fascinating work and I’m learning a lot. Bi-weekly, our small group members rotate sharing our dreams. My second go at...
