Season’s Greetings, 2014
May you savor stillness amid the week's rush. May you cherish some nurture to body and spirit. May you be renewed for the opportunities awaiting in 2014. Major changes have taken root here. I'll be sharing them in the New Year. Also, soon, you'll be reading "The...
Shooting Peace Symbols & Learning Neutrality
I will no longer shoot peace symbols to people in traffic. Tonight I learned my lesson. About five years ago, I spontaneously started shooting peace symbols to cars in my rearview mirror when they allowed me to cut in front of them or when they allowed me to walk in...
Bridging Our Community Divide with Love
Today, Christine Mather, writer and theater educator, returns here, to "The Journey with Grace," sorting aloud "the tragedies and controversies besieging the autism community." Christine thought this post was too off-topic for her blog, Autism Reads, so I offered to...
“Don’t Judge Me”: Has Social Media Magnified the Culture of Judgment?
Really? My eyes widen and I freeze frame, attempting to wrap my head around the context and stern request, to no one in particular, that some woman has just made at a gathering, index finger wagging; or delivered as a warning or hashtag on Facebook or some other...
Motherhood: The Importance of Community
The journey of motherhood is meant to be shared with fellow travelers. I believe that sharing, through community, is essential to thriving as a new mother. Today I'm blogging over at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt about the importance of community...
Speaking Out: #KelliStapleton Autism Murder/Suicide Attempt
The autism community, especially, understands the need for compassion. At least when it comes to our sons and daughters with autism. We're not the only ones with this need. Mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, anyone, everyone, needs and deserves compassion....
Art of Autism + Biscuits & Bluegrass Featuring GraceArt + Nov. 2 Open House
"We need to talk." It took a couple weeks and lots of calendar study, planning and a couple of false starts when unplanned events swiped our scheduled phone date. But, Debra Hosseini, founder of the blog/website, books and art networking and event series, The Art of...
