Author Archives: andreatancrati

Winslow Az, Kansas, Erie Canal. Upstate NY. Good road trip. We made it all the way back to New England.

I once met a guy in yoga who had so many coincidental things in common with me that we had a lot of laughs as we found each one out. We went to the same college at the same time, (in another state). Our birthdays were a day apart. We had left the same religion.Continue reading “Randomness”

We made a quick decision to move to Connecticut to help G’s aging parents. In the wake of the his brother’s passing and then aunt, his stepfather’s worsening emphysema, G would say he didn’t have a choice. He insisted that I did. I decided to leave California and go with him. We are married soContinue reading “Past Decision”

One thing I loved was that when I hung out with Rose the other day, it was for as long of a time as possible. We all left it up to Rose (or bedtime). She texted in the morning, she was dressed and waiting at 7am! Nice to be five minutes away. I picked herContinue reading “One positive thing”

California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma Today Kansas. Getting a late start this morning, but slowing down feels good. This little town of Boise, Oklahoma has had some good surprises. Amazing Tacos at a family run restaurant, Awesome dinner! Oh my! Does Triple D know about this place? Very authentic, very generous portions,Continue reading “On the Road”

This is a good question for today. It’s a perfect question for an ironically perfectly sad day. Sad because we’ve had such a wonderful time here and now it’s time to go. Sad because my kids are in the middle of tough things. A breakup for one…yeah, hard things. Sad because even if I stayed,Continue reading “Five everyday Things for Happiness?”

This painting came to me as I was reflecting on the folktale called ‘The Raven who stole the Light’. It’s a pretty simple story, one that survived generations of retelling, but is packed with metaphors for everyone and anyone in all different stages and ages of life. An old man has hidden the light causingContinue reading “Light”

I decided to devote a chunk of time every morning to set up my mind (and heart) for a good day. I’m working on setting up a routine of meditation and intention so I can get out ahead of myself. I change it up every few days, but I’m experimenting with my own energy, basicallyContinue reading “One Positive”

I had the privilege of working alongside kids for this collaboration. After I explained the project and what it was going to be for, (Kids for Peace), each picked up a paintbrush and methodically followed directions to the T. Each gave a little pause and sent their peaceful intentions into their carefully created painting. LoveContinue reading “Kids and Art”

This past few weeks I’ve had the privilege of working with kids at a few elementary schools. The kids very dutifully put their hearts and souls into their work. I loved how these children instinctively brought the right amount of light and seriousness to our project. These hearts were created from their hearts with aContinue reading “From the Hearts of Children”