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Originally posted 4/7/14 on uofmhealthblogs.org Laura Rice-Oeschger, LMSW “Patience may seem like a superficial virtue, but actually it embodies a deep insight into the nature of things: they’re intertwining, messy, imperfectible, and usually not about you.” – Rick Hanson, Ph.D., … Continue reading
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This blog has been silent for one year. I did not intend to stop writing and I haven’t entirely, but have instead shifted my attention toward an overwhelming opportunity that arrived early last year. Like a giant bouquet of flowers … Continue reading
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It is Mother’s Day. At 7:15 this morning I woke up to the 2nd reason I have to celebrate this day; our youngest daughter. Yesterday, she re-discovered my childhood stuffed animal, Floppy. She is fascinated by our kept and seemingly … Continue reading
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This month has been unusual for January in Michigan. Last week started near 50 degrees with rain, middle of the night thunder and ended with freezing temps and snow (the lovely glittering kind) which has left the sidewalks treacherous today. … Continue reading
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We spent this New Year’s Eve in Chicago with our best friend’s. We all met in college and we rotate hosting each year. This year we celebrated in their new Buck Town home. Built sometime in the 1860’s, it’s a … Continue reading
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There is something new in the (Rice)-Oeschger household and it isn’t a new seasonal soy candle that smells like pine, cinnamon, or pie or something called “sparkle” that is a mix of all these scents. We have a new tree. … Continue reading
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“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other – above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also … Continue reading
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“One year ago I decided to lay down my sword and accept my anger’s presence. If I see it clearly, then I cannot follow it blindly.” This time last year I was on a silent retreat in Upstate New York … Continue reading
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This blog has been quiet for over a month now, and yet, it has been anything but quiet behind the blog. Shifting sands, rolling waves, sweeping tides. Water is my favorite metaphor; it explains so much without needing all the … Continue reading
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He’s a regular visitor on our vacations, Monsieur Seeker. Though it’s a private beach, anyone is free to walk the Bay’s shoreline, thankfully. So, there is a lot of peaceful foot traffic and some curious things too, like Monsieur Seeker. … Continue reading
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“Changes, like aging, are defined by the driver, the body just happens to be the vehicle. Over identifying with the vehicle, is like confusing the rind for the fruit.” I have been steeped in beauty for the past twelve days. … Continue reading
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“This sucks. This really, really sucks,” she said, shaking her head and looking into the empty corner of the room and then back at me. She sat and contemplated the latest disappointment, the most recent losses in her husband’s life, … Continue reading
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Last Friday, July 8th, was Appreciative Grandkids Day. Don’t be concerned if you missed it. Thankfully, it wasn’t another greeting card concocted holiday. Actually, we made it up. It also happens to be the date of my parents wedding anniversary. … Continue reading
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This past week has been a whirlwind of activity every parent understands: the last week of the school year. In a practical world, albeit less fun, the activities and festivities would be spread out like jam across the bread of … Continue reading
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The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. ~Maya Angelou How do you know where you are? How is it that we identify with the … Continue reading
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I learned today that Dr. Jack Kevorkian died yesterday morning at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, the town and hospital of my own birth. There is a bit of an emotional charge accompanying the name “Kevorkian” for anyone over the … Continue reading
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Last weekend was the beginning of summer as far as I am concerned. We have a good month until it is official and by the looks of the forecast for this coming Memorial Day weekend, summer will visit once again … Continue reading
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Earlier in the week I was sitting in the lobby of the dance studio where my daughters take lessons. Next to me sat another mom who had plopped down with a sigh and said, “I guess it’s not cool anymore to … Continue reading
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Cling and Rush. They would make perfect names for the next set of doves, the ones we hope will create their home in our flower pots again this Spring. We miss Rick and Chick and feel slightly abandoned since they … Continue reading
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Last Sunday my friend Beth and I travelled to Grand Rapids for a conference. We took off from Ann Arbor later in the day with an encouraging 70 degree breeze. I shed a layer before getting settled in for the … Continue reading
Clearer Than Memory 