I am surprised at my reaction to the Sandyhook tragedy. Or my lack of reaction, in terms of tears and sadness and heaviness. For anyone who knows me, I am a touchy-feely girl who cries at sappy commercials and gets choked up EASILY at others’ joys or woes. I FEEL. I LIKE TO FEEL. I go to movies that are contrived and emotional because I like to FEEL things. Last Friday I was in a meeting Continue Reading
Archives for December 2012
Just Unwrap
A dear friend of mine says to her “special” daughter every morning as she looks into her chocolate eyes, “You are a gift.” It’s her daily mantra. Before the cares of the world set in, before the grind begins, before any reminders of the challenging journey she is on, before. She has chosen to remind herself, despite the hardships of having a disabled child, that her daughter is a gift. Continue Reading