My Favorite Way to Celebrate New Steps What does September mean to you? September makes me remember the frisson of excitement – and nervousness – for school to begin. New pencils, new shoes, new teacher. Even in college and grad school, September meant change,...
Last week I suggested you write a letter as a gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, or to mark a milestone like a graduation or a special birthday. Sometimes it’s hard to get started. Tapping into your senses and writing a list of all you remember about a person...
A little over a year ago my eldest “graduated” from graduate school, but there was no graduation then. Graduation was moved to September, but that didn’t happen either. Now my youngest is graduating from college, a milestone that I’d hoped I wouldn’t miss, but only...
In the past nine years my three kids have collectively graduated from three high schools and two colleges. Next year there’s another graduation, and the year after another. Wow that’s a lot of celebrating. These moments involve transition and change, which is exciting...
One year ago, I was on a plane traveling to see my middle child, Anne, graduate from college. She chose to attend school in northern Maine, so I had a long plane ride from San Francisco to contemplate her journey and what I wanted to say to her. Anne was not my first...