Sharing insights and inspiration that happen over a cup of tea

Sharing insights and inspiration that happen over a cup of tea

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Category: Relationships

  • The only gift that matters is love

    In a rare stretch outside my comfort zone, I went to the mall, on a Saturday, in the height of   Christmas shopping frenzy. Within the first five minutes of navigating one of the larger anchor stores, I remembered all too clearly why I rarely shop in a mall, most especially during the Christmas season.…

  • Remembering to raise up our human nature

    Having recently observed a very contentious exchange between a customer and waitress in my local diner, fueled with great pleasure and precision by the customer, I have to wonder why people feel that being loud, abusive and rude is something of which to be proud. This woman not only seemed to feel it was acceptable…

  • Remembering is a path to healing

    Today, as I make plans to attend yet another wake for a friend, I do what most of us do in times like this—remember what was. The meeting of friends and family at the funeral parlor, the familiar routine of the wake service and Mass, the images and symbols of the cemetery are certain to…

  • Holy mystery can even include a berry martini

    So, last week I locked my husband in the car. I didn’t mean to do it, mind you. It was an accident; one I didn’t even know had happened. We were meeting friends for dinner. When we arrived at the restaurant my husband told me to go ahead inside while he tried to find the…

  • Our woundedness makes us a gift to others

    Each spring my backyard becomes home to a host of critters who are a continual source of delight to ,  me. For the past two years my favorite has been the hyperactive squirrel who seemed to rejoice, in his own squirrel way, in being alive. He had a penchant for sliding across canvas awnings, swinging…