Random Reflectionz
Welcome to Random Reflectionz! I am Christine - wife, mother, former lawyer, current writer, sister, daughter, friend. Here you will find thoughts and opinions on a variety of social issues of the day - everything from relationships to politics, religion, and the law. Basically, life, love, and humanity. Take a look around. My hope is that you find a nugget of inspiration or thought-provoking entertainment.
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Author Archives: Christine Organ
The Waiting Place
The Waiting Place…for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow … Continue reading
Enough
These words have an uncertain future. The letters that are arranged to form the words, that are separated by punctuation in accordance with grammatical rules, have high hopes of becoming representations of thoughts and ideas, hopes and dreams, fears and … Continue reading
Posted in Perfectionism, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Tagged Confidence, criticism, doubt, rejection, Risk, self-esteem
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Alive
Every once in a while we are granted a rare opportunity to escape the reality of our everyday. This past weekend I left the world of laundry and tantrums, carpools and playdates, and obligations and schedules. I stepped back into … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Photo Inspiration Challenge
Tagged Angie McMonigal Photography, Happiness, music, Pitchfork, Sleigh Bells
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Hands and a Song
Inside the church, the air was hot, like a weight pressing down on the building and the congregants in it. Summer in Chicago will do that. The service was nearing its end. My husband and I sat shoulder to shoulder, … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Spirituality and Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged friends, lean on me, music, spirituality, support
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What is Marriage?
Marriage in America comes in all shapes and sizes. The desire to be committed and attached to another person – like that which comes through matrimony – cuts to the very fabric of the human experience. As a happily married … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Hidden Wonders
The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Unless you haven’t listened to the news, opened a newspaper, or surfed the web … Continue reading
Lost and Found
I crouch down and peer into the dark caverns under the couch. I find a missing ball, plenty of dust bunnies, and 36 cents, but the missing object is not there. I look behind the chair, under the couch cushions, … Continue reading
Things I Will Miss
“I can’t. I can’t go on. It goes so fast. We don’t have time to look at one another. I didn’t realize. So all that was going on and we never noticed…Good-bye; good-bye, world; good-bye, Grovers Corners. . . Mama … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Monday Listicles
Tagged Family, friends, Happiness, Monday Listicles
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Above the Water
Have you ever felt like you are just barely keeping your head above water? Like the number of chores and projects on your to-do list are growing at a faster pace than tasks can be crossed off the list? Like … Continue reading
A Personal Practice
The year is now half over, making it a logical time to take stock of any goals or resolutions set out earlier in the year. I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions back in January, but a few months ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality and Religion
Tagged Goals, mantra meditation, meditation, music, patience, practice, resolutions, spiritual practice, spirituality
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