Tag Archives: love

Living All The Way

Posted on April 6, 2013 by jzrart

“This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare, taste, touch, smell, listen, speak, write, read, draw, provoke, emote, scream, sin, repent, cry, kneel, … Continue reading →

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Brody 2008 – 2013

Posted on March 16, 2013 by jzrart

I am bereft.  I cannot possibly write about it now.  Maybe later.  Just know he was a very small dog with a huge personality and lived his life living with joy until the very end.  He taught me many lessons while … Continue reading →

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Compassion And Being Enough

Posted on February 27, 2013 by jzrart

During the last seven years of my mother’s life, I was her caretaker.  Except for the last five months of her life, she lived in my home with me and my husband, Bill.  It was a hard time for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Caring for an aging parent, Compassion, family, Fear, Kindness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, Wise Words | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Gift Of The Magi

Posted on January 5, 2013 by jzrart

My annual Christmas doldrums stayed away until the week before the big day. They slowly made their way into those early mornings hours when I worry myself awake. They like to sit on my chest, heavy and soggy with tears, … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Creative, Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Kindness, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Travels | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Tolerance and Generosity

Posted on November 23, 2012 by jzrart

Standing on what seemed like an endless line Tuesday afternoon at Wholefoods, I noticed my attitude beginning to slip and slide down a peg or two. I was impatient, judging what the person in front of me for buying foods … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Christmas, family, Healthy Living, Memoir, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Thanksgiving | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Living Simply

Posted on November 17, 2012 by jzrart

I thought yesterday was October first and here I am preparing for Thanksgiving.  Why do I feel like I’m living in a time capsule that moves forward at a gazillion miles an hour? As a little kid, I felt time … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals I Love, Childhood, Dreams, family, Gratefulness, Matters of the Spirit, Music, Navigating Through Life, Thanksgiving, The Garden, The Seasons | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Parenting And The Unfairness Of Life

Posted on November 10, 2012 by jzrart

I will be turning seventy years old next week, and one of the lessons I’ve learned over the years is that being a parent doesn’t end when your child walks out the door, goes to college, and then gets married.  … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on September 29, 2012 by jzrart

Things Change.  One minute the sun is shining, the next it’s raining cats and dogs. I might be really sad at noon, and then find myself happy and laughing hysterically by four o’clock. When I have a day that makes … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on September 15, 2012 by jzrart

“Home is not where you have to go but where you want to go; nor is it a place where you are sullenly admitted, but rather where you are welcomed – by the people, the walls, the tiles on the … Continue reading →

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Another New Year

Posted on September 1, 2012 by jzrart

It’s been busy around C’ville this past week.  While the public schools opened their doors over a week and a half ago, last weekend, brought the University students back to town. Traffic is crazy and from now on, Fridays and … Continue reading →

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