“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana, philosopher “Maud was a grandmother to three children whose names…” Maud was turning 67 years old. She and Malachi had been together over forty years. She was …
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.” – Melody Beattie, writer “She was quick to point out …
“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.” – Iris Murdoch, author “… Karen…had been diagnosed with clinical depression.” Kallin came initially with concerns about his career. He …
“When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn, educator “Life at her father’s was what she called, ‘boring!’” Jade was 10 years old. Jade had big, chocolate brown eyes, a small pug nose and …
“I never had the sense that there was an end: that there was a retirement or that there was a jackpot.” – Leonard Cohen, musician “Irving told me he had a modest, but viable, pension…” Irving like to …
“The existence of symmetry laws is in full accordance with our daily experience. The simplest of these symmetries, the isotropy and homogeneity of space, are concepts that date back to the early history of human thought.” – Chen-Ning Yang, physicist …
“Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” – Anne Roiphe, journalist Gaetan and Ginger had three boys aged two, four and five years old. Gaetan was Mi’kmaq while Ginger’s parents …
“Our greatest motivation in life comes from not knowing the future.” – Thomas Frey, futurist “My cat, Carnaby!” Fallon was a twenty-five year old cashier, stocking clerk, greeter and problem solver at the local Walmart store. She had a …
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” – Khalil Gibran, poet “…his goal was to “have fun every day at work!” Ed was a big man physically. He stood easily over six …
“And, they all had this similar look of fatigue, age and failure.” Her name was Deidre. She was a Mom of a 5 year old little boy with Down Syndrome named, Duncan. She was about 30 years old but her …