by Kelly Buckley | Jun 15, 2014 | Grief
He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland~ Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. I hope this has been a day of not only celebration, but reflection on the privilege of fatherhood and the...
by Kelly Buckley | Nov 13, 2013 | Grief
We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ~E. M. Forester~ Recently, I found myself in a social situation, feeling quite uncomfortable with both the people and the conversation. I wanted to absolutely scream at...
by Kelly Buckley | Sep 2, 2013 | Grief
I don’t have a blue-collar job. It’s more of a green collar, because of all the yellow sweat stains mixing in.
~Jarod Kintz~ I stood in my red, hooded zip jacket. My mother had bought it at Riff’s department store for school, but said I was allowed to wear it...
by Kelly Buckley | Jul 4, 2013 | Grief
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. ~Robert Francis Kennedy~ I...
by Kelly Buckley | Dec 18, 2012 | Grief
One cannot get through life without pain…What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us. ~Bernie S. Siegel~ I’ve tried to focus on the positive. It is, after all, kind of my thing. It’s what I do. I look for the silver linings, I...
by Kelly Buckley | Jun 29, 2012 | Grief
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~Mark Twain~ When I was younger, I felt that I was very good at reading people and situations. I trusted my first impressions. And they stuck; meaning if you didn’t make a good...
