I ran a 10 km road race this weekend, and I finished dead last. And it was great.
Tag Archives: Jon Kabat-Zinn
Surprise, surprise
This label, this story that “I am a parent of a child with special needs” is … changing. Feeling less precious, less necessary.
Just this! Just this!
In an unusual moment of stillness between the last bite of dinner and the itchiness to get up from the table, I wished my family a Happy Solstice and asked if anyone had a poem, song or blessing to add. (I’ve been thinking about how to add more spirit to the everyday, though usually don’t …
A few minutes in the hospital lobby
I arrived a little earlier than expected at our local pediatric hospital last Friday. I have spent plenty of hours there with my son, both inpatient and outpatient, or visiting friends whose children are also patients, providing plenty of opportunities for a lot of suffering. On this day though, I’m here in a more neutral …