Back in Brooklyn, in rising heat and humidity, I reflect on our recent time near the edge of Lake Ontario. A benign accident led us all to the greater Rochester area for G to take a dance intensive. Every day we drove forty minutes from the lake to SUNY Brockport, switched drivers, and I returned … Continue reading By the Shining Waters
self-discovery
Coming Full Circle
“Stay at the center of your own soul There is nothing else you can do.” William Martin, Parents’ Tao Te Ching* In the process of accepting G’s increased need for autonomy, I have noticed my thoughts circling back to my mother. Re-runs of my childhood often are playing on a background screen in my mind. … Continue reading Coming Full Circle
Echoes
Another story ran parallel with our present. Where was I at this age? How did I feel? What curative powers were there from this place of observation? Was I really “not a cuddly baby” as my mother put it? Why did I need to protect myself, so young? Was there really a psychological perspective from … Continue reading Echoes
Where I End & She Begins 