Author: mslauraasmith

The recent (today) explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line has had a deep effect on me. Not only as a runner, but as someone who has completed a marathon, who knows that if I work hard, I too can someday qualify for Boston. Today I ran a little over 6 miles, I have a…

It has been a while, a long while. I have been student teaching and finishing up my Master’s degree. One of the courses I am teaching this semester is Advanced English Projects. Each of the students has their own blog, a list of these can be found on my teacher site, Twelfth Site. That said,…

I have been trying to incorporate a daily meditation practice into my life, been trying for at least ten years. I start, reap the benefits, and somewhere down the road life changes and the practice is left in a ditch. Let’s see, what other excuses can I come up with? I can’t sit still for very long…my…

This morning I was reading and stumbled upon a concept that fascinated me. The anonymous writer was talking about humility and humor in concordance with a spiritual tradition, and said that both words had the same root. My juices were flowing, just how can I connect the two words? I would write about it and…

“You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked…

Yesterday, at 8:30 am, I was standing in the middle of 4,500 amazing people. How would I know they were all amazing? Three, two, one and we were off. All of us moving as a unit, with one goal in mind, it didn’t matter if we were old, young, black, white, thin or fat. It…

Julia Ward Howe was the founder of our Mother’s Day celebration. In 1870, a Woman’s Day of Peace was observed. Today we have commercialized this day and have forgotten the original meaning. The following is the proclamation that explains the original goal for this day. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you beautiful, powerful women…