Laura Smith Writer

Author: mslauraasmith

  • The Carnival is Coming, or The Carnival is Here

    Recently I have been likening my head to a carnival, not my haircut, although it has been humid today and the poodle act needs to be filled, but the thoughts that incessantly race all day long. The Hall of Mirrors: Ok, I really am not as fat as I think I am, or stupid, lazy,…

  • Good Fences Make What?

    Good tomatoes? “Boundary,” it’s a dirty word, I know. It is also something that I don’t know how to make or keep, especially in intimate relationships. I either push people away, or attach myself so completely that I smother them, thus pushing them away. I know that I have a hard time being in a…

  • Am I Prejudiced?

    I was at the dog park this morning with the “kids,” listening in on a conversation between some of the other “parents.” One asked another, (both had second homes in the area) whether they had experienced any prejudice toward out of towners from the locals. Apparently this gentleman had been accused of being “one of…

  • In Defense of my God, Round 1

    I enjoy debating every once in a while, it gets the juices flowing and helps me to practice formulating my thoughts in a dignified manner. Living in Massachusetts, it is rare to come across a Republican, so I tend to discuss matters with like minded people. For the past week or so I have been…

  • The Perfect Spot

    Maybe the beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts isn’t considered a global escapade, but it has its cultural rituals to observe. The natives build temporary structures on the shore, each mapping out a territory. When choosing one’s territory, careful planning must be carried out. First one must find an empty piece of beach, suitable in size…

  • Yes, I Am Evolving, I’m Just a Little Slow

    I woke up this morning, my brain was ready to go, the committee in my head was already in session. According to certain religions, if I don’t believe in a certain human that died for my sins, then I am automatically going to hell. This doesn’t sit right with me, and today I am acting…

  • Practicing Acceptance

    I am a control freak (except when it comes to my house!) and the practice of acceptance is one of the more difficult spiritual goals I have set for myself. To accept the things I cannot change is fine as long as I am oblivious to what cannot be changed. The other day I was…

  • Happy

    Birthday to my beautiful partner, 8/10/10, and no, it’s not Herbert Hoover…