When the flower revealed herself.
Nowhere better can you understand the precious vulnerability of life than in the desert. Many cacti flower for just oneContinue Reading
Tag: death
The Tear of Death
Two days prior to my grandma, Tita, dying, she asked Carmen and I to give her a bath. “Escojeme unaContinue Reading
Todo Sabe Mejor con un Pellizco de Amor/Everything Tastes Better with a Pinch of Love Part 2
PART 2 “Enfermo que come y mea, su Tita que se lo crea,” she would say when I was sick,Continue Reading
My great-grandmother’s love for the darling of Hollywood: Shirley Temple
A beautiful reflection by my daughter, Carmen Elida Mason. This morning, Shirley Temple passed away. I really don’t have aContinue Reading
In Her Dying Process, I Found Peace
As I stepped out of the airplane I smelled a familiar smell of dew and dampness, one which I had smelledContinue Reading
Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time in which we commemorate and receive our loved onesContinue Reading
La Pérdida
Me pregunto que siente la rosa Cuando se le cay un petalo? Hacia donde vaga la hoja Cuando se desprende de su rama? A quien enamora elContinue Reading
Beauty in Winter (Tita Carmen)
November 24, 2012 will be 2 years since my grandmother Carmen Elida Prince passed. The following is a meditation byContinue Reading
Coconut Trees and Sky
It’s been a little over a year since my husband and I suffered a terrible accident in Philippines. Though IContinue Reading
I Wanted to Cry but Instead I Vomited
The day my brother died was the first time I had faced death. I always thought that you died whenContinue Reading
