Month: January 2014

Spirit by oysteronahalfshellJanuary 30, 2014December 26, 2016

Keeping the Burglars Out

They are playing witch today. Two cats are in the basket. My book of spells and healing magic is on the floor. What is it with kids today and dark things? I only pretend-played princesses. But my children inaugurate witch schools, assemble spy outfits and concoct poison. They handed me a spray bottle of moldy […]

Spirit by oysteronahalfshellJanuary 21, 2014December 30, 2015

Compassion and Shoes

Compassion and boundaries. A friend put the two words together the other day. I always placed them separately, opposed, unable to hold the same space. And then I thought, they were flip sides. Compassion necessitates boundaries. Boundaries enable compassion. Because I had imagined myself the poster girl for compassion. Putting oneself in another’s shoes. To […]