tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207016352013-06-18T01:51:47.329-04:00Italian Mother SyndromeJulia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.comBlogger527125 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-2318424444344771892013-06-10T19:33:00.000-04:002013-06-10T19:33:08.562-04:002013-06-10T19:33:08.562-04:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qtel1c_RSp0/UbZdJNZAedI/AAAAAAAABV8/OKub4ppFxlY/s1600/girl-ice-cream_Stephan+Geyer_flickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qtel1c_RSp0/UbZdJNZAedI/AAAAAAAABV8/OKub4ppFxlY/s400/girl-ice-cream_Stephan+Geyer_flickr.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ice cream in the morning. <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/stephangeyer/3601462336/" target="_blank">Photo by Stephan Geyer, Flickr</a></i></td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <b>What do you pray for when life is good?</b><br> <br> What do you pray for when the rain is dripping off the storefront window, mere inches from your chin in hand, giving you a glass raincoat...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/42181006/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/42181006/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/42181006/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/42181006/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/42181006/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/42181006/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f3.bp.blogspot.com%2f-Qtel1c_RSp0%2fUbZdJNZAedI%2fAAAAAAAABV8%2fOKub4ppFxlY%2fs400%2fgirl-ice-cream_Stephan+Geyer_flickr.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/42181006/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/42181006/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/42181006/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/42181006/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="View Comments" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html#comment-form"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/feeds/231842444434477189/comments/default"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a>&nbsp; <div style="clear:left;"><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html#comment-form"><h3>Comments</h3></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html?showComment=1371254392184#c4417701031851307672">Good reminder to embrace the moment and be thankfu...</a> <i>by jennasauber.com <a href="http://jennasauber.com/">http://jennasauber.com/</a></i><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html?showComment=1370961756326#c426760488793015023">I often pray to express when things are good. I do...</a> <i>by Pat and Marie Rocchi <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07540284993301499047">http://www.blogger.com/profile/07540284993301499047</a></i></ul></div><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/05/the-conversation-poet-matthea-harvey.html">The conversation poet Matthea Harvey and author Edward P. 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The central span is the most decorative element, a silver flourish over the otherwise basic arches. 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Not because I sacrificed something (though, in a way, I did). And not because I added something (though, in a way, I did). 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Inspirational, as always : ) ...</a> <i>by DLS <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05954813962180978107">http://www.blogger.com/profile/05954813962180978107</a></i><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/use-what-you-have-easter-meditation.html?showComment=1364836922845#c8897344543098995116">happy Easter, Julia! Inspiring, as always : ) </a> <i>by DLS <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05954813962180978107">http://www.blogger.com/profile/05954813962180978107</a></i><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/use-what-you-have-easter-meditation.html?showComment=1364765749055#c3947923937939293048">That was beautiful, thanks for the post Julia.</a> <i>by Anonymous</i></ul></div><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html">What do you pray for when life is good?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/05/the-conversation-poet-matthea-harvey.html">The conversation poet Matthea Harvey and author Edward P. 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Or Narnia? March 2013</i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> Last night -- somewhere in between working late to prep for a day off, squeezing in homework on the treadmill at the gym, planning two menus yet food-shopping for three, scurrying around giving small...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39079624/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39079624/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/39079624/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/39079624/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/39079624/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/39079624/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f3.bp.blogspot.com%2f-kZYNtG7zSB0%2fUUOetCoaOiI%2fAAAAAAAABSQ%2fUsthrkFkLAA%2fs640%2fbp_snow-mt.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/39079624/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/39079624/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/39079624/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/39079624/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="View Comments" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/one-day-your-life-wont-be-like-this.html#comment-form"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/feeds/1645719365794108546/comments/default"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a>&nbsp; <div style="clear:left;"><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/one-day-your-life-wont-be-like-this.html#comment-form"><h3>Comments</h3></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/one-day-your-life-wont-be-like-this.html#comment-form">Comments</a></li></ul></div><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html">What do you pray for when life is good?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/05/the-conversation-poet-matthea-harvey.html">The conversation poet Matthea Harvey and author Edward P. 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I disappeared...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/38750126/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/38750126/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/38750126/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/38750126/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/38750126/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/38750126/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-XfHrcNNt2Kk%2fUTeSM3v6jqI%2fAAAAAAAABRw%2ftz2a8C-K6Ew%2fs400%2fgrief_mrlerone_flickr.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/38750126/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/38750126/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/38750126/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/38750126/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="View Comments" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/share-lasagna-useful-lesson-for-co.html#comment-form"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/feeds/2798609368135069769/comments/default"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a>&nbsp; <div style="clear:left;"><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/share-lasagna-useful-lesson-for-co.html#comment-form"><h3>Comments</h3></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/03/share-lasagna-useful-lesson-for-co.html#comment-form">Comments</a></li></ul></div><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html">What do you pray for when life is good?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/05/the-conversation-poet-matthea-harvey.html">The conversation poet Matthea Harvey and author Edward P. 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"I'm taking a new job ... and I'm moving to the Midwest."<br> <br> We all started oohing and aahing and...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37630378/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37630378/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/37630378/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/37630378/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/37630378/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/37630378/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f1.bp.blogspot.com%2f-phOZKObz1n0%2fUQdN9-PoRbI%2fAAAAAAAABPk%2fGVvQAss8AXI%2fs400%2fpuppets_msoe.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/37630378/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/37630378/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/37630378/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/37630378/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="View Comments" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/01/dont-you-dare-pull-my-strings-rant.html#comment-form"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments20.png"></a>&#160;<a title="Follow Comments via RSS" href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/feeds/2106373727110269496/comments/default"><img height="20" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/commentsrss20.png"></a>&nbsp; <div style="clear:left;"><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/01/dont-you-dare-pull-my-strings-rant.html#comment-form"><h3>Comments</h3></a><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/01/dont-you-dare-pull-my-strings-rant.html?showComment=1359665189086#c6887425151611161961">On this post I think of two words: responsibility ...</a> <i>by Anonymous</i></ul></div><h3 style="clear:left;padding-top:10px">Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/08/the-universe-wants-to-be-noticed.html">&quot;The universe wants to be noticed&quot;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/06/what-do-you-pray-for-when-life-is-good.html">What do you pray for when life is good?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/05/the-conversation-poet-matthea-harvey.html">The conversation poet Matthea Harvey and author Edward P. Jones didn't know they had</a></li></ul>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com1 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/01/water-damn-seeds-reminder-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-66929115810346272872013-01-22T08:38:00.000-05:002013-01-22T08:38:49.487-05:002013-01-22T08:38:49.487-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~3.bp.blogspot.com/-ogmWHepNPUw/UP4J2rfMeqI/AAAAAAAABO4/InT1Fhn4NpU/s1600/jump-potential_splityarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ogmWHepNPUw/UP4J2rfMeqI/AAAAAAAABO4/InT1Fhn4NpU/s400/jump-potential_splityarn.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/splityarn/3447727216/" target="_blank"><i>Photo by splityarn</i></a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <blockquote> "There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light<br> In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right<br> And it comes in black and it comes in white<br> And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it ...</blockquote><p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37447395/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37447395/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/37447395/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/37447395/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/37447395/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/37447395/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f3.bp.blogspot.com%2f-ogmWHepNPUw%2fUP4J2rfMeqI%2fAAAAAAAABO4%2fInT1Fhn4NpU%2fs400%2fjump-potential_splityarn.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/37447395/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/37447395/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/37447395/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/37447395/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com1 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/01/the-scared-persons-guide-to-bravery.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-83237231305169192312013-01-14T22:10:00.000-05:002013-01-15T11:48:14.259-05:002013-01-15T11:48:14.259-05:00<p>"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." -- Beverly Sills<br> <br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~4.bp.blogspot.com/-QaX8DTzk--g/UPTGENed7mI/AAAAAAAABOI/oqIaf0fx5_U/s1600/take-courage_jose%2Bjhg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QaX8DTzk--g/UPTGENed7mI/AAAAAAAABOI/oqIaf0fx5_U/s400/take-courage_jose%2Bjhg.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>London, England. <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/4st4roth/8196608888/" target="_blank">Photo by jose.jhg</a></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> What, exactly, is bravery? (See also <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.juliarocchi.com/2007/02/prayer-6-non-liquid-courage.html">courage</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.juliarocchi.com/2012/08/the-battle-of-whole-hearted-some.html">vulnerability</a>.)<br> <br> It's often painted in...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37240248/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37240248/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/37240248/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/37240248/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/37240248/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/37240248/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-QaX8DTzk--g%2fUPTGENed7mI%2fAAAAAAAABOI%2foqIaf0fx5_U%2fs400%2ftake-courage_jose%252Bjhg.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/37240248/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/37240248/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/37240248/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/37240248/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com0 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2013/01/can-you-love-something-into-existence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-8289109134661991082013-01-06T13:33:00.000-05:002013-01-06T13:33:02.777-05:002013-01-06T13:33:02.777-05:00<p>No really. Think about it. Can you?<br> <br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~4.bp.blogspot.com/-pf0GUR0c8f4/UOnB4PSYMSI/AAAAAAAABNY/SY9AqlBN75o/s1600/hope-stencil_Franco%2BFolini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pf0GUR0c8f4/UOnB4PSYMSI/AAAAAAAABNY/SY9AqlBN75o/s400/hope-stencil_Franco%2BFolini.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Stencil in San Francisco. <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/livenature/259458056/" target="_blank">Photo by Franco Folini, flickr</a></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> Here's how I arrived at this particular mind knot. Yesterday, I was sitting in the congregation at my friends' wedding. C and J are a lovely...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37039770/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/37039770/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/37039770/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/37039770/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/37039770/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/37039770/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-pf0GUR0c8f4%2fUOnB4PSYMSI%2fAAAAAAAABNY%2fSY9AqlBN75o%2fs400%2fhope-stencil_Franco%252BFolini.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/37039770/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/37039770/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/37039770/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/37039770/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com2 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/12/how-improv-saved-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-50644811225924475732012-12-31T09:51:00.000-05:002012-12-31T09:51:29.970-05:002012-12-31T09:51:29.970-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~2.bp.blogspot.com/-IeeI5K-rIis/UOGeLnL72sI/AAAAAAAABMA/8bOiger-Mhg/s1600/improv-eight-nights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IeeI5K-rIis/UOGeLnL72sI/AAAAAAAABMA/8bOiger-Mhg/s400/improv-eight-nights.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Washington Improv Theater, "Seasonal Disorder" run, Dec. 2012. Photo by Xavier.</i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> Thanksgiving 2012, 11 p.m. New Mexico time. I was sitting in my married friends' guest room in Albuquerque, with another friend in the next room, thinking about...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/36882745/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/36882745/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/36882745/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/36882745/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/36882745/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/36882745/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f2.bp.blogspot.com%2f-IeeI5K-rIis%2fUOGeLnL72sI%2fAAAAAAAABMA%2f8bOiger-Mhg%2fs400%2fimprov-eight-nights.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/36882745/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/36882745/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/36882745/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/36882745/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com0 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/12/a-note-on-end-of-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-44393320534576053802012-12-20T17:21:00.002-05:002012-12-20T17:28:08.264-05:002012-12-20T17:28:08.264-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~1.bp.blogspot.com/-YhK0NMCR2Pw/UNODKQiyRfI/AAAAAAAABLU/iiZExJYFRF4/s1600/end-world_Anthony%2BCitrano_Flickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YhK0NMCR2Pw/UNODKQiyRfI/AAAAAAAABLU/iiZExJYFRF4/s400/end-world_Anthony%2BCitrano_Flickr.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>So close, yet so far. <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/zigzaglens/2863467050/" target="_blank">Photo by Anthony Citrano, flickr</a></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> Tomorrow, it is said, the world will end<br> and with it go long DMV lines,<br> taking off your shoes at airports, trying to<br> speak with the service reps in India.<br> <br> Tomorrow,...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/36601195/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/36601195/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/36601195/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/36601195/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/36601195/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/36601195/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f1.bp.blogspot.com%2f-YhK0NMCR2Pw%2fUNODKQiyRfI%2fAAAAAAAABLU%2fiiZExJYFRF4%2fs400%2fend-world_Anthony%252BCitrano_Flickr.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/36601195/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/36601195/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/36601195/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/36601195/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com0 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/12/fire-is-only-fruit-of-winter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-89880961597908993222012-12-12T08:09:00.001-05:002012-12-12T08:09:45.311-05:002012-12-12T08:09:45.311-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HUjpWSJJvg/UMiAwUE-9KI/AAAAAAAABKc/KVrdu_CrnFw/s1600/snow-light_0olong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HUjpWSJJvg/UMiAwUE-9KI/AAAAAAAABKc/KVrdu_CrnFw/s400/snow-light_0olong.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/0olong/3250202059/" target="_blank"><i>Photo by 0olong, flickr</i></a></td></tr> </tbody></table><br> Today's text comes courtesy of Khalil Gibran, poet and mystic:<br> <br> <b><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/khalil_gibran/poems/2411.html">The Life of Love XVI: Winter</a></b><br> <br> <blockquote>Come close to me, oh companion of my full life;<br> Come close to me and let not Winter's touch<br> Enter between...</blockquote><p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/36373595/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/36373595/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/36373595/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/36373595/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/36373595/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/36373595/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f2.bp.blogspot.com%2f-5HUjpWSJJvg%2fUMiAwUE-9KI%2fAAAAAAAABKc%2fKVrdu_CrnFw%2fs400%2fsnow-light_0olong.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/36373595/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/36373595/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/36373595/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/36373595/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com0 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/11/an-open-letter-to-love-of-my-life-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-17141433975486424112012-11-28T23:30:00.000-05:002013-02-11T12:33:38.197-05:002013-02-11T12:33:38.197-05:00<p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9UD6nurbHo/ULbf3opa7CI/AAAAAAAABJw/HKrgILORQn4/s1600/love-lookout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9UD6nurbHo/ULbf3opa7CI/AAAAAAAABJw/HKrgILORQn4/s400/love-lookout.jpg" width="400" ></a></div> <br> Dear love of my life,<br> <br> Hi again. <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.juliarocchi.com/2012/10/an-open-letter-to-love-of-my-life.html" target="_blank">I wrote to you about a month ago</a> -- did you reply? I haven't gotten a signed letter or a number identified as "LOVE OF YOUR LIFE" on my phone, so I can't be sure.<br> <br> I've continued thinking about...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35975427/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35975427/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/35975427/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/35975427/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/35975427/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/35975427/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f1.bp.blogspot.com%2f-h9UD6nurbHo%2fULbf3opa7CI%2fAAAAAAAABJw%2fHKrgILORQn4%2fs400%2flove-lookout.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/35975427/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/35975427/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/35975427/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/35975427/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com1 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/11/to-sit-in-judgment-what-jury-duty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-85788463767490811772012-11-21T10:13:00.000-05:002012-11-21T10:13:12.685-05:002012-11-21T10:13:12.685-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~4.bp.blogspot.com/-a_R7tsZqIjs/UKzo13bfCWI/AAAAAAAABJE/ATyCzLDxMZU/s1600/jury+service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a_R7tsZqIjs/UKzo13bfCWI/AAAAAAAABJE/ATyCzLDxMZU/s400/jury+service.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The jury summons. November 2012.</i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>"Madame Foreperson, have you reached a verdict?"</b><br> <br> The court clerk was staring at me. I stood up, sealed envelope in hand, and answered on behalf on 11 other people, "I have." I handed the envelope to her. She...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35780210/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35780210/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/35780210/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/35780210/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/35780210/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/35780210/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-a_R7tsZqIjs%2fUKzo13bfCWI%2fAAAAAAAABJE%2fATyCzLDxMZU%2fs400%2fjury+service.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/35780210/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/35780210/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/35780210/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/35780210/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com1 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/11/awesome-is-self-fulfilling-prophecy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-32899207479296649072012-11-11T16:30:00.001-05:002012-11-12T09:48:28.062-05:002012-11-12T09:48:28.062-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Au7DcVuhLw/UKAW6oV7LnI/AAAAAAAABIM/WisvGNwWDOw/s1600/awesome-billboard_musedTM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Au7DcVuhLw/UKAW6oV7LnI/AAAAAAAABIM/WisvGNwWDOw/s400/awesome-billboard_musedTM.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Awesome billoard. Photo by <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/maziarh/439378217/" target="_blank">musedTM</a>.</i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> <b>Believe you are awesome, strive to be awesome, and true awesome will follow.</b><br> <br> That's the theme of this week's post, and perhaps will be the theme of the year, and should probably be the theme of our...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35504129/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35504129/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/35504129/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/35504129/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/35504129/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/35504129/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f3.bp.blogspot.com%2f-3Au7DcVuhLw%2fUKAW6oV7LnI%2fAAAAAAAABIM%2fWisvGNwWDOw%2fs400%2fawesome-billboard_musedTM.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/35504129/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/35504129/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/35504129/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/35504129/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com1 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/11/cold-awakening-reflection-on-superstorm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-24699648899091872192012-11-04T12:04:00.003-05:002012-11-04T12:04:33.249-05:002012-11-04T12:04:33.249-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~1.bp.blogspot.com/-zynyUivjKcg/UJac11EldCI/AAAAAAAABHk/zhOSndWN4oc/s1600/superstorm-sandy-bridge_Barry+Yanowitz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zynyUivjKcg/UJac11EldCI/AAAAAAAABHk/zhOSndWN4oc/s400/superstorm-sandy-bridge_Barry+Yanowitz.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>After the storm in NYC. Photo by <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/tomvu/" target="_blank">Barry Yanowitz, Flickr</a>.</i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> The lights flickered once, then twice, then off.<br> <br> The cold didn't rush right away. It glided in like a young girl on ice skates, oblivious to sharp blades and hard falls.<br> ...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35308871/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/35308871/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/35308871/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/35308871/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/35308871/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/35308871/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f1.bp.blogspot.com%2f-zynyUivjKcg%2fUJac11EldCI%2fAAAAAAAABHk%2fzhOSndWN4oc%2fs400%2fsuperstorm-sandy-bridge_Barry+Yanowitz.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/35308871/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/35308871/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/35308871/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/35308871/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com0 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/10/an-open-letter-to-love-of-my-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-83690254204980066312012-10-18T22:40:00.002-04:002013-02-11T12:33:38.203-05:002013-02-11T12:33:38.203-05:00<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~2.bp.blogspot.com/-VK35QRFuAyU/UIC6LNY7sWI/AAAAAAAABFg/XXn9OwahYyk/s1600/birds-waiting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VK35QRFuAyU/UIC6LNY7sWI/AAAAAAAABFg/XXn9OwahYyk/s400/birds-waiting.jpg" width="400" ></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Waiting? Photo by <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.flickr.com/photos/kumaran_a/4225346067/" target="_blank">K U M Z</a></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> Dear love of my life,<br> <br> I think of you when I'm cooking dinner. When I'm running errands. When I'm wearing sweatpants. When I'm feeling pretty. 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I am 6 ft from Avi, one of my favorite childhood authors. <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~https://twitter.com/search/%23natbookfest">#natbookfest</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~https://twitter.com/search/%23reading">#reading</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~t.co/eSHMxYhL" title="http://twitter.com/RocchiJulia/status/249968225788497921/photo/1">twitter.com/RocchiJulia/st…</a><br> — Julia Rocchi (@RocchiJulia) <a data-datetime="2012-09-23T20:27:24+00:00" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~https://twitter.com/RocchiJulia/status/249968225788497921">September 23, 2012</a></blockquote> <br> There he was: <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~www.avi-writer.com/" target="_blank">Avi</a>, the one-named author of more than 70 books<i> </i>for children...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/34903919/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/34903919/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/34903919/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/34903919/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/34903919/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/34903919/italianmothersyndrome,"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/34903919/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/34903919/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/34903919/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/34903919/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com0 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/09/an-open-letter-to-my-graduate-school.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-32793566491213274022012-09-20T19:45:00.000-04:002012-09-20T19:45:59.772-04:002012-09-20T19:45:59.772-04:00<p><b>Dear Professors Turnbull, Walleye, Haruspex, Conflagrate, and other silly-named unknowns:</b><br> <br> You don't all know me yet, but I'm Julia. Hi. I'll be in your Masters in Writing (Fiction) program for the next three years or so. Thank you, first off,...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/34903920/0/italianmothersyndrome"><b>Read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/34903920/0/italianmothersyndrome --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/34903920/0/italianmothersyndrome"> </p> <div style="clear:both;padding-top:0.2em;"><a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/34903920/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/fblike20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/34903920/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/googleplus20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Pin it!" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/29/34903920/italianmothersyndrome,http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-Pr8B3cP8hwA%2fUFujD97cBAI%2fAAAAAAAABD8%2fUKcq30Qh4oY%2fs400%2fjhu-17th-grade.jpg"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/pinterest20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Stumble This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/12/34903920/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/stumble20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/34903920/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/34903920/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/email20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;<a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/34903920/italianmothersyndrome"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss20.png" style="border:0;margin:0;padding:0;"></a>&#160;</div>Julia Rocchihttps://plus.google.com/100795023537549097965noreply@blogger.com2 http://www.juliarocchi.com/2012/09/make-me-as-magnanimous-as-sea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20701635.post-74520138864471762792012-09-10T21:40:00.001-04:002012-09-10T21:40:27.531-04:002012-09-10T21:40:27.531-04:00<p><br> To learn how to thrive in this manic world, <b>look to the ocean</b>.<br> <br> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/italianmothersyndrome/~1.bp.blogspot.com/-6xGZhayjng0/UE6S6ciQz_I/AAAAAAAABDA/UUcxbv8BwXo/s1600/IMG_1570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6xGZhayjng0/UE6S6ciQz_I/AAAAAAAABDA/UUcxbv8BwXo/s320/IMG_1570.JPG" width="320" ></a></div> <br> The ocean is sensory abundance. It sucks in your feets with gloopy mud and pelts your eardrums with bird chatter. 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