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Autism Bink Writing

April is…

I'm truly grateful to be here to greet another April. It's such a hopeful month, with spring springing up everywhere. This month is also known as Autism Awareness Month. To those who love someone who…

MelindaApril 3, 2019

Art Cairns Nature Parenting Spirituality Uncategorized Writing

Per Annum

Every year, now, around my birthday, I feel a tug to write something, employing words to mark the privilege of completing another ride around the sun. This year’s efforts came in the form of a…

MelindaMay 27, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Writing

April is….

Autism Awareness Month: Day 1 Dear Reader, You may have noticed that I write about life with my daughter, whose blog name is Bink, on a regular basis. There are poems, and stories, and…

MelindaMarch 31, 2018

Bink Writing

Putting My Foot Down

Putting my Foot Down I’m no stranger to disability. I’ve been Bink’s mom for 25 years. I know lots of individuals with varied special needs, some of them my Yogabilities™ students. I count a few…

MelindaJanuary 26, 2018

Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing

Perhaps you’re an island, but you’re still in the world.

Mass Deception There’s no wonder here. No wonder we are so tight tense irritable. Sick more often. No surprise, no wonderful to see you, no more pleasantries masking indifference or contempt. We have been stripped,…

MelindaOctober 5, 2017

Poem Poetry Writing

I Come from the World

Bink would say...a long haired girl day, aka a very good day! I'm pleased to share that I've had two poems published in I Come from the World, a new literary journal. If you'd …

MelindaJuly 19, 2017

Autism Bink Meditation Parenting Yoga Yogabilities™

Yogabilities™: Peace as a civil right

Doesn't everyone deserve to be peaceful? When I tell people that one of my occupations is teaching Yoga, there are some common responses. Oh, I love Yoga! I take it at the gym/the cool…

MelindaJune 14, 2017

Nature

HOME

The past few days I’ve had home humming in my head and heart. Not my physical dwelling, but rather the whole concept of it: home. It’s a loaded word, to say the least. But I…

MelindaOctober 20, 2016