Archive for February 2015

What else have we got except hope?

One of my colleagues at work asked me the other day, “Are you an optimist or a pessimist? I can’t really tell.” And therein lies my problem. I want to be an optimist, but pessimism clings to me like a sticky fog. Richard Rorty, one of my favorite philosophers, refers to “pessimism of the intellect,... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 25, 2015 at 10:00 pm • 

Resolution Chronicles: being in the moment while driving to work

Resolution Chronicles: being in the moment while driving to work
I am a practical person. Efficient. I am also a worrier, the classic person who “thinks too much.” So, when I’m driving to work, it just seems a waste of time to be in the moment when I could be driving and worrying. Two birds with one stone and all that. When I dropped my... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 23, 2015 at 12:20 pm • 

Talking with Michael Jordan and Alicia Florrick (In my dreams. It’s not like I know them or anything.)

Lately I’ve been waking up and having a hard time shaking off my dream world. No trouble shaking off sleep, just a hard time finding my way to reality. Maybe it’s because I’m sleeping like someone’s nine month old. I sleep blissfully for four or five hours and then I’m bright eyed and bushy tailed... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 20, 2015 at 7:26 am • 
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Sometimes it's only dodgeball

Sometimes it's only dodgeball
Sometimes the world feels like a perilous place to me. I’m the bug, not the windshield. And the cars are bearing down fast. Such is the state of anxiety that so often invades my thoughts. I am wrestling lately with a tendency to think of myself as a victim, a sitting duck in the crosshairs... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 19, 2015 at 7:47 pm • 

The burden of survival in the shadow of extraordinary people

The burden of survival in the shadow of extraordinary people
I was idly reading People magazine about a little girl who was the sole survivor of an airplane crash. In the sidebar were photographs of two other kids who were the sole survivors of airplane crashes. One of them, a young man, said, “I live every day to honor my father.” And I felt such... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 14, 2015 at 12:23 pm • 

Four cancer resources you should know about

Four cancer resources you should know about
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, are in the midst of treatment, or living in the grace of remission, you are living with cancer. It’s a burden made easier for me to bear with the help of The Cancer Support Center in Homewood. Below are four of the best resources I know for folks... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 9, 2015 at 8:00 am • 
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Resolution Chronicles: being mindful of the moments I love

Resolution Chronicles: being mindful of the moments I love
Most mornings my husband makes the coffee. Many mornings he brings me a cup upstairs while I’m still in bed. That first cup of coffee, strong, black, and a little bitter is one of the moments I enjoy most in the day. I don’t know what it is about that first taste of coffee. Later... Read more »
By Kerri K. Morris,
February 7, 2015 at 10:52 am •