by LeisaHammett | Sep 4, 2017 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Travel, Uncategorized
A lot has happened in 30 years. Promotions, relocations; babies conceived and babies adopted. Two of the babies born with special needs. There’s been divorces, second marriages and second divorces. The babies grew up. Some flew the nest, a couple still remain....
by LeisaHammett | Aug 21, 2017 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Uncategorized
What a stark reminder: how far we have come in developmental disAbility services in our state. The pictured letter popped up in my “On this Day” Facebook feed this morning. It was two years ago that the state informed me that when I was 80, I’d get...
by LeisaHammett | Jul 3, 2017 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Beauty is a true human need. In his seminal work, psychologist Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, aka Compassionate Communication, identifies beauty as a true human need. In these confusing times of enormous national and global changes, I find that...
by LeisaHammett | Jun 13, 2017 | Nature, Uncategorized
This weekend early summer crawled, slithered, darted, flew, droned, chirped, and bit. Nature was everywhere inside and outside my condo. Parades of black ants feasted on kitchen delights that evaded my eyesight. The only bug I just despise—besides maybe roaches—was...
by LeisaHammett | Jun 5, 2017 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Mindful practices teach us to “watch our thoughts.” I’ve been watching. And lately, I’ve decided to wave a big ol’ yeller flag of caution. As I’ve navigated, with a nonexisting road map, the post-22 landscape of disAbilities—that...
by LeisaHammett | Apr 16, 2017 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality, Travel, Uncategorized
“Happy Resurrection from Fear to Love, from grief to joy, from ego to Field, from separation to Unity. You are Loved and kept in the Light.” Five years ago, I was one year into a five-year journey of healing from divorce. I’ve found it takes me, at...
