by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 10, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Funny. (Ha. Ha.) I thought I'd arrived on the summit of wisdom when I turned half a century two years ago. I wrote a post about being dubbed a "baby crone" by an older friend. Little did I know I was about to make a less than optimal choice that would...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 5, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
It's time to step into the confession booth. I only recently confessed this to my own self. And, now, I'm confessing it to you. I'm not asking for pity. I feel it not for myself. I'm not inviting you to a party here. I'm not hosting one. I just...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 16, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
It's that nasty lil' thing we do–especially mothers–within the autism community. I've written about it here several times in a more general life context. It's a little bit of that ages-old keeping up the the Joneses self-inflicted torture....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 27, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Today is the 74th birthday of my friend, spiritual mentor and companion, Rev. Dr. David Kenneth Wheaton, Ph.D. But, no bother. He's not big on numbers because he's "not a number." Ken, rather, is 74-years-young. As we spend time together in public I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 23, 2012 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
Thanks to my Atlanta friend, Joe Westbury, a lover of all things cultural, I learned about the initial film in the brilliant Qatsi series. In commemoration of Earth month, last week I shared on The Journey with Grace, the amazing film Koyaanisqatsi. Subtitled...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 17, 2012 | Art, Nashville!, Nature, Spirituality
Yes, I review films ocassionally on "The Journey with Grace." They are films that strike me as poignant, artful, funny, that communicate an important message and/or deal with autism/disAbility. I share them when I feel they are worth your viewing, too. But,...
