Category Archives: hope

Hi, I’m Alix and I’ll be Your Hall Monitor

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Alix

Okay, so I don’t wear a flashy arm band or carry a shiny whistle, but I am keeping an eye on you. I’m not judging, but I am paying attention. You see, I feel responsible for you, my fellow humans. … Continue reading →

Posted in guns, hall monitor, hope, humans, humor, intention, love, Mother Theresa, spirituality, world | Tagged Alix, arm band, attention, blog, eye, hall monitor, hope, humor, judgement, love, protection, safety, spaz, unite, watch, whistle, worry | 6 Comments

The Hope of Social Media

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Alix

Social media has its detractors, but I, for one, appreciate its power to connect us in a way that the human race has never been connected before. Without Facebook, there are personal connections that I wouldn’t be able to maintain, simply due to my limited time and resources. With it, for instance, I am able to see pictures of my adorable baby cousins who live all over the country and haven’t had a chance to visit yet. I am also able to reconnect with old friends (and their adorable babies) who I also cherish but rarely get to see in person. I will always take a virtual connection over no connection at all. Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, hope, social media | Tagged apologies, apology, bullies, bullying, facebook, forgiveness, hope, humor, social media, spirituality | 5 Comments

The Ghost of Christmas Spirit Lost & Found

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Alix

Our son Henry is a joyful boy. He’s been known to sail through the house saying, “I’m expressing my joy!” Like all kids, he has been excited for Christmas weeks. His joy factor is even more elevated. He’s turning ten years-old on January 6th. He is on the delicate cusp of leaving the tender parts of childhood permanently behind in the coming years. He hasn’t asked me if Santa is real or not, though I have suspected he might have some suspicions, considering he’s a 4th grader now. However, if he does, he hasn’t let on to any of us. Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, family, holidays, hope, humor, kids, spirituality | Tagged baby jesus, believe, christmas, ghost, joy, list, lists, magic, paradigm, saint, santa claus, spirit, st nicholas | 4 Comments

“What All Children Know”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Alix

I am working to organize my new office on our recently renovated third floor. It’s been slow going. In fact, it looks like a small U-Haul storage facility threw up in here.
I just found a black moleskin notebook in a box from our old house which a few years ago, I used to carry with me everywhere.
Not only and I’m an innate archivist, I am a Junior Varsity record keeper. I think this is an off-shoot of being a writer.
What’s in this notebook?
Well, notes; everything from daily “to dos”like “pick up dog pills” to a five-year plan I wrote in 2007 that I still have one year to complete. Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, family, hope, humor, kids, love, spirituality | Tagged children, f train, god, hope, humor, innocent, list, magic, new york, spirituality, stranger, strangers, subway, villains, wisdom | 2 Comments

The Scariest Blog I Have Ever Written. Seriously!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Alix

Why scary?Hint: It has nothing to do with Halloween.I have been standing on the edge of a dizzyingly-high metaphorical diving board for about twenty-five years now. Not only have I not had the courage to leap off, I haven’t even … Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, health, holidays, hope, humor, love, spirituality | Tagged authentic, balance, blog, closet, consiousness, divine, fatigue, fear, flu, frozen shoulder, god, health, high dive, jpeg, life, lives, rejection, scary, shift, spiritual, spirituality, universal | 9 Comments

Summer Lovin’… Had Me a Blast? Happened Too Fast?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Alix

The older I get… the more pressure I seem to place on summer. I’ve attempted to examine this dynamic but I’ve only managed to cobble together a few pale theories.

Is this because______?

A). I live in New England. Our winters and springs are long and cold. It seems to take summer forever to arrive. When it does it’s time to get cracking on boating, beach-going, lobster rolls, and all manners of summer fun?

B.) Time feels like it’s passing faster than ever, therefore I need to really make summer “count” because “it’ll be over before we know it”?

C.) I want to futilely recapture some summer romance of days long gone by, while being in complete denial that this is no longer truly possible because I am a full-fledged grown-up? Continue reading →

Posted in family, holidays, hope, humor, kids, spirituality | Tagged 2011, autumn, beach, blast, boat, fast, grown-up, kid, love, presence, pressure, recapture, seasons, summer, summer loving, youth | 2 Comments