Category Archives: Gratitude

I grew up in a vegetarian family in the 70s, with a European mother who had no connection to Thanksgiving and a father who believed it commemorated the genocide of the Native Americans. As a kid, I didn’t want the turkey, but I definitely wanted to fit in. Returning to school after the four day […]

Today, as I stood upon the cliffs watching the waves roll in, I thought I was at peace–whole and complete. Okay, maybe I longed to be out upon the waves, but I have learned to quiet that yearning, knowing my body cannot do what it once did. And then a stranger walked behind me saying, […]