Fran Braga Meininger15 hours ago3 minThe Autumn Equinox of 2020It is the Autumn Equinox of 2020, a year like no other in my life. There is no sound, nor sight o f the event as yet, no light breaking t...
Fran Braga MeiningerJul 153 minLearning to Love Hiking SoloFor every reason I had for learning to hike alone, someone offered a cautionary tale to discourage me. But, as my hiking partners aged ou...
Fran Braga MeiningerJun 153 minA Reluctant ReentryI was in grade school when we landed a team of astronauts on the moon. I remember it vividly, as I imagine most people do who were alive ...
Fran Braga MeiningerApr 43 minConnecting Through the IsolationI anticipated the proclamation, I felt sure the order to shelter in place would go on another month. I suspect it may be even longer. As ...
Fran Braga MeiningerFeb 123 minWe're More Than Skin DeepI’ve been working on my social media presence. Not something I would normally devote time and energy to, but it’s apparently what a write...
Fran Braga MeiningerJan 105 minThe Land of LadyhoodIt’s 1966 and I’m 11 years old. My favorite cousin, Andrea, has arrived unexpectedly to see my mother and I’ve been sent to the yard to p...
Fran Braga MeiningerDec 21, 20192 minCelebrating the Winter SolsticeThe winter solstice marks the beginning of winter, the longest night of the year. The pagans, drawing their wisdom from the natural world...
Fran Braga MeiningerDec 10, 20192 minEarly Morning Lessons from NatureI’ve been awake for hours, lying in the dark listening to the syncopated rhythm of the rain, reflecting on what has come and gone over th...
Fran Braga MeiningerNov 7, 20192 minNever Ending FirstsI’ve arrived. I’ve been looking forward to this trip to Kauai for months, ever since I booked my reservation for the Kauai Writer’s Confe...
Fran Braga MeiningerOct 18, 20192 minFarewell to SummerSummer is leaving me and I am sad. The air outside is damp and cold even though it is not yet November. I feel cheated. I want more. Summ...
Fran Braga MeiningerOct 2, 20193 minLife at Its FullestFunny thing about living life to its fullest, it causes tension, trepidation and sometimes real fear. That’s how it is when I push my bou...
Fran Braga MeiningerJul 11, 20193 minLife Goes OnYesterday I experienced one of those moments of “ah ha” that are usually chalked up to coincidence. But I prescribe more to the school of...
Fran Braga MeiningerJun 29, 20193 minBloom Where You're PlantedBloom Where You’re Planted As life goes on over time, we change, everyone does. Sometimes, we drift off course caught up in a tide of cir...
Fran Braga MeiningerJun 14, 20193 minWhat's the Good Word?When I was a young girl, I had a neighbor named Frank. Frank was handsome, statuesque, intelligent, cheerful and terminally ill. I grew u...
Fran Braga MeiningerJun 5, 20192 minI UnderstandWalking my dog in the park one early morning, I encountered a man doing the same. I put my dog on her leash and stepped off to the side o...
Fran Braga MeiningerMay 30, 20192 minThe BuckThe Buck On a late afternoon ride, I stumbled upon a small plaque I’d never seen before. I walked my bike on the pedestrian sidewalk to t...
Fran Braga MeiningerMay 16, 20193 minLooking Back to See the FutureLooking back on the path that brought me here, to this precise moment in this exact spot, I realize how each seemingly insignificant deci...
Fran Braga MeiningerMay 10, 20194 minEmbracing My Creative IdentityI stumbled across what seemed like an intriguing coincidence this morning, considering how exposed I felt at times last evening, watching...
Fran Braga MeiningerMar 11, 20194 minWhat a Common Cold Taught Me About LifeIt started as a simple cold. I had a date with a friend who warned he had a bit of a sore throat and perhaps, we should postpone. Feeling...
Fran Braga MeiningerOct 8, 20181 minKnocking on Life's DoorIt’s harder as we get older. It seems people have even more reasons now to shut the door in our face. The world sees us as spent and done...
