“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything — anger, anxiety, or possessions — we cannot be free.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
A cello saved her life
Part 1. It was a cool spring evening in 1999. Sylvia sat at the side of the bed holding her grandmother’s hand as her grandmother shared stories of her life as a young lady in Hitler’s Germany. I was just 16 when my parents were deported and I had not seen them since. I was […]
finding Peace while grieving
I don’t make friends easily and I have always had trouble spending time with more than one person at a time. I had one main friend from 4th grade until I got married the first time. Yes, I talked to a few other people but I was not the kind of girl that wanted to […]
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
another walk through a garden
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.”– Kurt Vonnegut https://www.sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/ Kurt Vonnegut, the acerbic American author, rose to fame with the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, loosely based on his experiences as a prisoner of war during the World War II bombing of Dresden. He was born in […]
I walked through a garden that was once a location of a garbage dump. It is amazing how a place can be transformed with some hard work, passion and love. This rock reminded me about how I want to be a positive reflection in the world. P