Easy Like Sunday Morning   “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou     Ever notice how each day of the week looks different? Not only feels different but actually looks different? Some days are a … Read more

  The other day I blogged about yelling to get someone’s attention and I said don’t do it. https://pamelacapone.com/2018/02/thoughts-prayers-policy-change/  This was too broad. There are exceptions. Like Emma Gonzalez, for obvious reasons. Like so many others she’s earned the right.   https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/02/17/parkland-florida-student-emma-gonzalez-anti-gun-rally-fort-lauderdale-full.cnn   I woke up this morning and saw this John Kasich clip and … Read more

  I took this photo last week in Antigua, Guatemala. When I spotted this photo op treasure, I abandoned John and darted to a closer spot behind the white-robed moving target, then stopped suddenly when he turned his head back, only to sprint again when he proceeded. This herky-jerky routine went on until I finally got the … Read more

  Have you ever been criticized, judged unfairly? I have. (Currently.) I’m guessing we all have. I believe that if everyone likes us, we’re not being real.   If you struggle with having others’ approval like I do, check out this podcast: https://thelifecoachschool.com/15/  If you don’t feel like you have time to watch a half … Read more

“Enjoy life…It’s Beautiful”   Today is Haydee’s birthday. Ten years ago about this time, she asked me if I’d join her on a trip to Guatemala, her homeland. A few weeks later, I did. Haydee was very sick, and she passed away on that trip. A few days before she passed, she asked me if … Read more

The Cugina Chronicles: The Road to Amaya’s   The feminine for cousin in Italian is cugina. Whether we were hefting a giant banana in our single digits in California or approaching menopause in Monterosso al Mare, we’ve been a dynamic duo from the start. Six years ago we spent a couple months in Italy, an … Read more

A three-year-old gave me this mug back in the day, back when I used to teach preschool. I love preschoolers. I’d been working with little ones since I was in high school and I quit (officially) when I was ready to give birth for the first time. I just noticed the little chip in the … Read more

    I don’t know what it’s like to be a dude. I’ve only been me. So I’m not saying one job’s harder than the other, you feel me? It’s not a competition. I can only speak to the work women do to survive, to thrive.   We’ve heard the men-in-the-army phrase, “band of brothers,” … Read more

    I like to write about little things that turn into big things.  That spontaneous decision someone makes that turns into a life-changing event—for them, for someone else. This is the stuff of magic, of miracles, whatever you’d like to call it. I call it love. Pure and simple. That’s exactly what my new … Read more

    I’m not one of those people who start a sentence with “I’m never on Facebook, but I did see this one thing…”   Queue record scratch sound effect.   These are the same people who say, “I never watch TV, but I saw…”   I call bull. If you’re one of those people, … Read more