by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 14, 2011 | Art, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Guilty? Could I be guilty of cyber-stalking? "No," wrote back the gracious photoblogger whom I've grown to immensely admire. "You're just someone who is kind and generous with feedback." Or such went the email exchange with Author Karen...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 12, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Please understand: I do not, of course, condone the Saturday shooting spree–the actions of Jared Loughner in Arizona that killed six, including a federal judge and a nine-year-old and wounded 13 others, including beloved congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. When...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 10, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Photo: retro traveler It started in college. All those touring esoteric lectures and exotic performing groups. (I went to a Baptist college, so read "exotic" as dramatic and uber artsy.) Then, my first two work places were always offering seminars and...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 3, 2011 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality, Travel
On her Facebook page, Jana Stanfield describes her music as "pyschotherapy you can dance to. […] Stanfield says that her goal is to use her music to give people a 'faith-lift.' Her fans say the music is the ideal alternative to Prozac… all the mood...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 31, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Spirituality, Travel
Western Lake, Grayton Beach, Fla., Fall 2009, copyright: Leisa A. Hammett "I am aware, there is but One Life, I am this field of creative potential in all Its' power, glory and possibility. "I accept there is always a way to greater good. I act like it,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 27, 2010 | Art, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Travel
Copyrighted Photo: Leisa A. Hammett, Grayton Beach Struck was I by this blog post by my all-time favorite blogger, Chookooloonks, also a first-time author of a book I'm LAPPING up right now. She talks in this post about her jaundiced view (my wording) of a nearby...