Cry in the Dark

later that night

i held an atlas in my lap

ran my fingers across the whole world

and whispered

where does it hurt?

Lana BastianuttiNovember 15, 2015Quote, Warsan Shire, Paris, Violence, Attacks, Healing, Freedom, Poem

Sticks and stones

We all want to be liked.

Lana BastianuttiNovember 8, 2015Opinions, Sticks and Stones, Quote, Linda McCartney, Truth, Likeability, Acceptance, Be You, Self

Things that go bump in the night

Back in High School, I took a drama class. One day, our teacher turned off the lights and instructed us to walk around the room as if we were walking through the woods at night.

Lana BastianuttiNovember 1, 2015Night, Dark, Drama, Story Time, Woods, Scream, Mind, Reality, Thoughts, Imagination

Bob the builder

As you may know, my family and I have been renovating our lovely little 1920s New England style house.

Lana BastianuttiOctober 25, 2015Home, House, Story Time, Renovation, Bob the Builder, Feelings, Wave, Denial

Life as a House

A few years ago, we moved from Montreal to Boston.

Lana BastianuttiOctober 18, 2015Story Time, Boston, Montreal, Travel, Moving, Memories, House, Energy, Laughter, Home, Seeing, Seeing what we want to see, Perspective

Tall ships and tall tales

It is an ongoing joke within my family that, if not for the questionable food, lack of sleep, inadequate bathroom facilities and exposure to the elements, I would quite enjoy the experience of 'Survivor' or the 'Amazing Race.'

Lana BastianuttiOctober 11, 2015Story Time, Boat, Sailing, 70's, Love Boat, Feelings, Thought, Fear

techno no no no no!!!

Do you remember the cartoon The Jetsons?

Lana BastianuttiOctober 4, 2015Television, TV, Jetsons, Future, Present, Technology, Belief, Change

the f word

Fear.

Lana BastianuttiSeptember 30, 2015Fear, Author, Elizabeth Gilbert, Books, Book, Quote, Story Time, Fight or Flight, Belief, Life

the decider

When I was nine years old I began Highland Dancing.

Lana BastianuttiSeptember 20, 2015Dancing, Highland Dancing, Story Time, Confidence, Decision, Lesson

back to the future

The other night my husband and I went to our storage locker where virtually all of our belongings sit while we renovate/gut our house.

Lana BastianuttiSeptember 13, 2015Story Time, Family, Storage Locker, Thinking, Back to the Future, Future, Movie, Thought, Present

rebel without a cause

I was coaching with a colleague the other day when we hit upon a core value that we both seemed to have in spades: Freedom.

Lana BastianuttiSeptember 6, 2015Rebel, Wolf, Freedom, Choice, Control, Rebel Without a Cause, Independence

I wear my sunglasses at night

I once read a biography about John Lennon.

Lana BastianuttiAugust 30, 2015Beatles, Music, Quote, Book, Books, John Lennon, George Harrison, sunglasses, Vulnerable, Love, Connection

riding the wave

Change.

Lana BastianuttiAugust 23, 2015Wave, Family, Story Time, College, Back-to-School, Fall, Worry, Anxiety, Feelings, Change, Emotions, Thought

Hit the road Jack

The summer months bring with it lots and lots of road trips for our family.

Lana BastianuttiAugust 16, 2015Travel, Family, Road Trip, Story Time, Feelings, Dogs, Pets

2 out of 3 ain't bad

I was a kid of the 70s.

There was good music and bad fashion (while I did rock a pair of checkered pants, I never could get on board the flared pant with platform shoe phenomenon).

Lana BastianuttiAugust 10, 2015Music, 2 Out Of 3, 70's, Quote, Meatloaf, Chorus, Self, Relationships, Women, Feminine

Get Thee to a Nunnery

I've often thought how peaceful it would be to live in a nunnery.

I imagine life would be simple.

Lana BastianuttiAugust 3, 2015Nun, Nunnery, Peace, Simple, Serenity, Thought, Fantasy

Super Freak

This past April, my family and I spent a wonderful 10 days in jolly old England with dear friends.

What an eye-opener.

Lana BastianuttiJuly 27, 2015Travel, England, Control, Control Freak, Story Time, McDonalds, Family, Reality, Patterns

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

A description of a spider spinning her web is used to great metaphoric effect in one of my favorite book series, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. As explained, a spider spins two kinds of silk - one is sticky and the other is dry.