by LeisaHammett | May 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Mother always said: “If you point a finger at someone, remember, you have four pointing back at you!” So. As I write on the scorching hot topic of judging, I’m highly cognizant that I’m outnumbered in the pointy finger department. I’m...
by LeisaHammett | May 10, 2020 | Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Uncategorized
The act of becoming a mother means that some invisible hand of life-emotions reaches down into the very pit of your heart and takes a wrench hold. You will never be the same. You have joined the universal community of motherhood. There’s no turning back. If one...
by LeisaHammett | May 5, 2020 | Art, COVID-19, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Uncategorized
Feels a wee bit vulnerable to write this: I feel like I’m experiencing a creative renaissance…. I was nervous about Monday night’s storm. Sunday night’s….Holy. Nashville had what is being called a hurricane on land. Seventy mph winds. No joke....
by LeisaHammett | May 1, 2020 | Autism/Disability, COVID-19, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
It was the second time it happened. The first was in 1997, during the throes of grief and uncertainty after my 27-month-old had just been diagnosed with autism. The second time was sometime around 2006 or 2007. Sometime between relationships. I was at a redlight. Both...
by LeisaHammett | Apr 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands—a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace, and above all, the assurance that you are not alone in this world.”—Sidney Lovett One of...
by LeisaHammett | Feb 1, 2020 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Uncategorized
Greetings to the echo chambers of cyberspace from a forgotten blog, marred by the convenience of Facebook, a too complicated platform, the increasing busy-ness of life. I think of you fondly and often. Sorta. Quick and dirty share here. A cut and paste from the thief...
