I read The Tale of Peter Rabbit when I was young. But I discovered the story of its author, Beatrix Potter through a lovely movie called Miss Potter. This image brought to mind her words about the first words of a story. “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You […]
Do You Follow The Rules?
Do you follow the rules? I did. Sometimes I can’t believe that I used to be Miss Goody-Two-Shoes when I was young. Oh yes, the one word that appeared on my school report card under the column ‘Conduct’ was ‘Responsible’. And I took that really seriously too. Do You Follow The Rules? It’s fine to […]
A New Serenity Prayer
I recently discovered A New Serenity Prayer by the famous Jesuit priest, Fr James Martin, and I knew I just had to share it with you. God, grant me the serenityto accept the people I cannot change,which is pretty much everyone,since I’m clearly not you, God.At least not the last time I checked. And while […]
Grieving The Loss Of A Pet
If I’m honest, I’d tell you that until we lost Pablo, I was very skeptical about those who I had seen grieving the loss of a pet for a long time. I had lost pets before and have grieved, but nothing prepared me for continuing to grieve for him so deeply a year later. This […]