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I write books, blogs, articles, essays, and lists--lots of lists. Speaking of lists, here's a brief one of all the things I love: my family, my friends, travel, photography, tea, the beach, and books--lots and lots of books. I believe unabashedly in spreading the light. There is enough darkness in the world, in our minds, and in our hearts. Everything I write, say, and do is to spread a little light in what can sometimes be a lonely world. I want to give hope to the hopeless, love to those who feel abandoned, faith to those who are suffering, acceptance to those who feel judged, and a place to call home to those who are lost, wandering, and searching for a little proof. If you're looking for any of those things: Welcome home.  You're among angels now.

 

Books

If you love to read about people who don't have it "all figured" out and who are always looking for signs and proof that there is something bigger out there, then you'll love my books Proof of Angels and Proof of Heaven. 


 

 

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For All the People Who Care Too Much
Musings Kindness, compassion, world Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Kindness, compassion, world Mary Curran Hackett
For All the People Who Care Too Much
Musings Kindness, compassion, world Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Kindness, compassion, world Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Kindness, compassion, world Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Kindness, compassion, world Mary Curran Hackett
Quit your 2017 Resolution Already? Choose a Mantra Instead
Mary Curran Hackett
Mary Curran Hackett
Quit your 2017 Resolution Already? Choose a Mantra Instead
Mary Curran Hackett
Mary Curran Hackett
Mary Curran Hackett
Mary Curran Hackett
Dear Mary, You're doing it wrong. Sincerely, Life
Musings Joy, Christmas, Good life, Good habit, choose the good, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Book of Joy, The Day Designer, New Years Resolutions, 2016, life lessons, work life balance Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Joy, Christmas, Good life, Good habit, choose the good, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Book of Joy, The Day Designer, New Years Resolutions, 2016, life lessons, work life balance Mary Curran Hackett
Dear Mary, You're doing it wrong. Sincerely, Life
Musings Joy, Christmas, Good life, Good habit, choose the good, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Book of Joy, The Day Designer, New Years Resolutions, 2016, life lessons, work life balance Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Joy, Christmas, Good life, Good habit, choose the good, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Book of Joy, The Day Designer, New Years Resolutions, 2016, life lessons, work life balance Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Joy, Christmas, Good life, Good habit, choose the good, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Book of Joy, The Day Designer, New Years Resolutions, 2016, life lessons, work life balance Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Joy, Christmas, Good life, Good habit, choose the good, Happiness, The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Book of Joy, The Day Designer, New Years Resolutions, 2016, life lessons, work life balance Mary Curran Hackett
A Grief Observed: Grief, Fear, Love and Election 2016
Musings Election 2016, Fear, Feminism, Love, Grief, Healing Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Election 2016, Fear, Feminism, Love, Grief, Healing Mary Curran Hackett
A Grief Observed: Grief, Fear, Love and Election 2016
Musings Election 2016, Fear, Feminism, Love, Grief, Healing Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Election 2016, Fear, Feminism, Love, Grief, Healing Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Election 2016, Fear, Feminism, Love, Grief, Healing Mary Curran Hackett
Musings Election 2016, Fear, Feminism, Love, Grief, Healing Mary Curran Hackett
Six Things Assault Survivors Can Do to Survive the 2016 Election
Rape Survivor Support Election 2016, Rape, Assault, Rape Survivor, PTSD, Anxiety Mary Curran Hackett
Rape Survivor Support Election 2016, Rape, Assault, Rape Survivor, PTSD, Anxiety Mary Curran Hackett
Six Things Assault Survivors Can Do to Survive the 2016 Election
Rape Survivor Support Election 2016, Rape, Assault, Rape Survivor, PTSD, Anxiety Mary Curran Hackett
Rape Survivor Support Election 2016, Rape, Assault, Rape Survivor, PTSD, Anxiety Mary Curran Hackett
Rape Survivor Support Election 2016, Rape, Assault, Rape Survivor, PTSD, Anxiety Mary Curran Hackett
Rape Survivor Support Election 2016, Rape, Assault, Rape Survivor, PTSD, Anxiety Mary Curran Hackett
Musings rape, Survival, Brock Turner, Justice, Victim, Gratitude Mary Curran Hackett
Musings rape, Survival, Brock Turner, Justice, Victim, Gratitude Mary Curran Hackett
An Open Thank You Letter to the Stanford Rape Survivor on Behalf of All Survivors Without Justice
Musings rape, Survival, Brock Turner, Justice, Victim, Gratitude Mary Curran Hackett
Musings rape, Survival, Brock Turner, Justice, Victim, Gratitude Mary Curran Hackett
Musings rape, Survival, Brock Turner, Justice, Victim, Gratitude Mary Curran Hackett
Musings rape, Survival, Brock Turner, Justice, Victim, Gratitude Mary Curran Hackett
The True Cost of Being a Woman (Trigger Warning: Unpleasant Truths Discussed)
Working, Family feminism, women's lib, equality, Sheryl Sandberg, Work, work life balence Mary Curran Hackett
Working, Family feminism, women's lib, equality, Sheryl Sandberg, Work, work life balence Mary Curran Hackett
The True Cost of Being a Woman (Trigger Warning: Unpleasant Truths Discussed)
Working, Family feminism, women's lib, equality, Sheryl Sandberg, Work, work life balence Mary Curran Hackett
Working, Family feminism, women's lib, equality, Sheryl Sandberg, Work, work life balence Mary Curran Hackett
Working, Family feminism, women's lib, equality, Sheryl Sandberg, Work, work life balence Mary Curran Hackett
Working, Family feminism, women's lib, equality, Sheryl Sandberg, Work, work life balence Mary Curran Hackett
Fill 'er Up: How Choosing the Good Leaves No Space for the Bad
Writing, Musings, Working habits, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin, writing, books, Good Choices, good habits, choosing the good, design the life you love Mary Curran Hackett
Writing, Musings, Working habits, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin, writing, books, Good Choices, good habits, choosing the good, design the life you love Mary Curran Hackett
Fill 'er Up: How Choosing the Good Leaves No Space for the Bad
Writing, Musings, Working habits, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin, writing, books, Good Choices, good habits, choosing the good, design the life you love Mary Curran Hackett
Writing, Musings, Working habits, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin, writing, books, Good Choices, good habits, choosing the good, design the life you love Mary Curran Hackett
Writing, Musings, Working habits, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin, writing, books, Good Choices, good habits, choosing the good, design the life you love Mary Curran Hackett
Writing, Musings, Working habits, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin, writing, books, Good Choices, good habits, choosing the good, design the life you love Mary Curran Hackett

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Can't believe it's the 25th anniversary of its publication. It's been a while. 😬But just as good the second time. And reading it this time around, I realize so much more is sinking in. Tartt is a genius. "There are such things as ghosts. People everywhere have always known that. And we believe in them every bit as much as Homer did. Only now, we call them by different names. Memory. The unconscious." #Donna Tartt, #TheSecretHistory #amreading #bookstagram #booklovers #bookme #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #whatwritersread #choosethegood2017 #shine2017 #beauty #quotd
Colm and friends had a fun time with #Cincinnati Mayor @john.cranley tonight at Dewey's in Clifton. #choosethegood2017 #shine2017 #cincygram #cincy
My beautiful inside and out daughter Brigid and her date Henry, who came all the way back from college for Homecoming 2017. Have fun, kids! Stay safe! #hoco #beautiful #photography #choosethegood2017 #shine2017
Reason 💯 slowing down and watering flowers with an old fashioned watering can is so cool...your eyes land on the most surprising things! Today--the tiniest green frog! The things I would miss without this little garden. #shine2017 #choosethegood2017 #enjoythelittlethings #nature #frogs #patiolife #simplelife #POD #naturephotography
"And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."--Abraham Lincoln I took a different path to the library today and came upon honest Abe. It was a beautiful ending to a hard week. And I just sat here for a minute and took it all in. We don't know what each day brings. A special guy left the world too soon. My friend Jim was one for the ages. I was blessed to know him and call him a friend. Tomorrow his poor mother will be bury him back home in Chicago. And in my daughter's class, a young man took his own life and his poor parents will bury him tomorrow. Life is so short. And death often so unexpected. Take the quiet path when you can. Be still and know. Reach out to whoever you can, while you can. Kindness is all that matters in dash that will be etched between the date of your birth and the date you break on through to the other side. Guard your tender heart with all your life. Don't let the darkness of the world and the broken people in it, pull you down. Lean in to the kind ones, the gentle ones, the ones who listen, care, and want to be there. The world is hard enough. As Ram Dass says, "We are all just walking each other home." #bekind #bepatient #love #enjoythelittlethings #shine2017 #choosethegood2017 #kindness
Well if you insist, @oprah ! #seizetheday #dontmindifido #mypantsmatchO #choosethegood2017 #shine2017 #gratitude #enjoythelittlethings #itsallyellow #patiolife #simplelife #amreading #oprah #lookwhatthemailmanbroughtme
Rivers and roads Rivers and roads Rivers 'til I reach you--The Head and the Heart #ohioriver #cincy #cincygram #fathersandsons #beautifulday #choosethegood2017 #shine2017
Beautiful day for a walk along the river in Cincinnati today. Colm posed with Cincinnatus--Roman leader turned citizen and farmer--who inspired Revolutionary War heroes in the area to retire their arms and build a country. #cincinnati #cincygram #cincinnatus #riverwalk #beautiful #shine2017 #choosethegood2017
Teacher: Draw what you think a scientist looks like. Colm: I think I'll draw my favorite scientist, Amy Fowler (from #thebigbangtheory) Me: You know the actress who plays her is actually a scientist, Colm. Colm: Well, duh, Sheldon wouldn't ask her to marry him if she wasn't. Me: Yeah, wait, what, no...what? #kids #kidart #colmpaints #tgif #simplelife #fanartfriday
#tbt Shutterfly reminded me I went to Italy 9 years ago. Would give anything to go back. The Duomo in Florence was one of my favorite stops, but my room in Assisi of the Umbrian valley wasn't too shabby either. #duomo #firenze #dolcevita #paceebene #shine #choosethegood2017 #blackandwhite #florence

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