by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 19, 2012 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
"This little heart of mine. I'm gonna let it shine." It was the mid-80's. Nearly three decades before New Thought consciousness terms such as "manifest" would become standard vernacular. But that's what my therapist in essence said was...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 16, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step….So said wiseman Lao Tzu. I've had to remind myself that these first three months of 2012 so that I don't…FREAK OUT! Absolutely stupidly insane was I to say "yes" to what artists just...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 14, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
To date, the well-intended young man who suggested my daughter with autism relieve her symptoms with a few tokes on a joint wins my personal autism mother's prize for the most bizarre uninvited suggestion for my daughter's disAbility. Many others have...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 12, 2012 | Travel
She went here: I went here: Top photo: Mickey's Florida playground. Bottom, more my speed: Cade's Cove, Great Smoky Mountains, East Tennessee.
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 9, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
"There's not enough women on stage! There's sex objects and side kicks, but no Hamlets." ~ Chris Clarke, male board member, Tennessee Women's Theater Project. Not only is this small, courageous theater bringing equality to the stage, they are...
