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I walked into the house of a neighbor and on her kitchen counter was a giant frame with The Four Agreements written in it. It wasn’t a Hallmark purchase, it was a printout, carefully placed in the frame and front and center in the middle of the house. It was a statement of the obvious: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘help’
October 13th, 2009
Pinching Pennies? Time to Give
Somehow I’ve always believed that the more you give, the more you get. Of course, it’s not true, but I like the idea of it being true. It’s sort of like karma and justice mixed together — give and you’ll receive. Maybe I give so I can receive? I know that when I receive I [...]
Posted in Giving, Me 
Tags: "george mark", give, Giving, help, poverty, promujer, sacred heart, women 
No Comments »January 21st, 2009
My Name is Lexi
I’ve got a Starbucks name: Lexi. A lot of folks in my family have a Starbucks name (formerly known in my single days as my bar name), Spike, Fanny, Phyllis. I’m Lexi.
Lexi stands for Lexapro, the antidepressant I’ve been taking for two years. Better known at the happy pills, the meds, the livesaver, the be-more-of-me [...]
November 24th, 2008
Next Door Solutions
I had a terrible experience years ago that reminds me of how vulnerable and precious the lives of mothers and their children are, and, every day reminded even more of how strong mothers and their children are.
The Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence is having a holiday boutique where children and mothers pick from donated [...]
Posted in Giving, Holidays, Me Tags: abuse, Giving, help, Holidays, next door solutions, violence No Comments »
