by tatiana | Sep 27, 2021
I was sitting in a charming (and very clean) breakfast room of a Super 8 hotel in Butte, MT. Through the blinds of the small window I can see the mountains splashed by the golden color of Aspen trees. It’s breathtaking and I wonder why they would pull the blinds down....
by tatiana | Sep 20, 2021
Recently, my oldest son, Dante, turned 21. At 5 am on a Friday, he texted me saying that he had left Savannah. We had planned for him to come home, renew his driver’s license, and have a nice dinner with us. I worked late on Thursday so I could have the morning to go...
by tatiana | Sep 13, 2021
How do you feel today? What are you noticing in your surroundings? How is the slow transition of seasons reflected in your inner-self? Since last spring, I have been tending my garden, observing it, and letting the plants teach me about growth without resistance....
by tatiana | Aug 30, 2021
My house is quiet. Blais started school and my two older boys are away at college. One morning, I was going down the stairway of my house and noticed the silence. It brought up a memory of a routine I had before the summer began – a routine set around a...
by tatiana | Aug 24, 2021
On my flight back from Croatia I sat next to a young girl. She said she was coming back from Scotland where she was doing research as a part of her college class. I asked her what she was studying. “Most people think it’s totally weird,” she said, and added in a bit...