by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 4, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
Dear Occupy Nashville, Thank you for fulfilling your civic duty, for telling your truth, for standing up for the little guys–most of us are they little guys. Thank you for being passionate, for being brave, for sacrificing for those of us who just cannot. Thank...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 19, 2011 | Art, Motherhood, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Travel
Sharing this via my amazing friend author Whitney Ferre @ CreativelyFit.com. If you're lucky enough to be in the lovely Pacific Northwest, Whitney, formerly of The Creative Fitness Center and Rumours Gallery and Wine Bars, packed her bags and moved there...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 10, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
"And it is my hope that each one of you may experience the incredible gift of the friendship of people who are poor and weak, that you, too, may receive life from them. For they call us to love, to compassion and to community." –Jean Vanier I'd say...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 20, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics
"Jus' telling our truth," candidly explained my autism parent friend about the blog post featuring her family's healthcare plight. I cannot even recall now how I discovered the blog post excerpted with permission below….Late 2010, I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 13, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics
Olutoko by Kathy Tupper, one of 27 artists featured in the book: Stories of Hope in Recovery and the Healing Power of Art from the Creative Arts Project of the Middle Tennessee Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition. Find the book at Twist Gallery and Gallery F....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 11, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics, Technology/Blogging
Who says photography isn't art? Does anyone still dare utter such poppycock these days? I'm in love with photoblog Chookooloonks. (Surprise.) Through the blog's photo-essayist creator, Karen Walrond, also author of The Beauty of Different, I've learned...
