Notes From a Modern Day Fairy GodmotherWelcome to the Fairy Godmother e-newsletter page. I’m Terre Thomas, the head Fairy Godmother. Twice a month, from our store in south Minneapolis, I create a fun little e-newsletter. The centerpiece of the newsletter is a column I write called Notes from a Modern Day Fairy Godmother. I’m a former opinion page columnist and the Fairy Godmother column focuses on topics for inspiration,encouragement, and fun –just like the store and online store. It’s also filled with info about events at Fairy Godmother, other tidbits, and highlights of fun things we have at the store.
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Ah, Those Brick Walls
Issue 63 - Sept. 28, 2007
This week I was talking with a customer-friend and she asked me about my future radio show on FM107. I decided to share with her my frustration that we haven’t found a good co-sponsor/advertiser for the show and so, while everything else is in place, I feel stuck at the bottom of a brick wall. It prompted her to send me an article from the Wall Street Journal Online and it was so moving that I would like to simply share it... [Read More...]
Little Kindnesses
Issue 62 - Sept. 12, 2007
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the value of “little kindnesses” - small thoughtful acts that make us feel seen and appreciated. Often they are given to us by our beloveds and sometimes they come from our casual interactions with everyday people – colleagues, acquaintances, strangers, and even store clerks (in some cases, in a gown with an offering plate of ginger cookies). I’ve seen, and felt, the power of a simple gesture; it can be the perfect balm for a bruised soul... [Read More...]
Grief and Empty Prayers
Issue 61 - August 29, 2007
A miscarriage, a lost newborn, failing vision, a dying friendship, a child leaving the nest, a love affair ending, a lost job, a dear friend’s unexpected death… I am awash with losses, both my own and of those around me – family, friends, Fairy Godmother folk. And as this seems to be a particularly intense spell, I realize that I am getting better at the “practice of grief”. It visits me more often now, at this stage of my life... [Read More...]