Oct 23, 2021She Asked for My Ex’s Cell Number….That Was the End of Our Best FriendshipEighteen years. For eighteen years, she was a friend. Not just a friend…a sister. We often joked how we would have to kill each other if we stopped being friends because we knew too much about each other. We were each other’s human diary. She wasn’t my only close sister…Friendships And Lessons11 min read
Published in When the World Tilted·Apr 22, 2021What’s Your Story? Telling the Tales of Pandemic and 2020 SurvivalStory-telling and sharing became a part of us the moment we could talk. Some stories share similarities to others; some stories so unique within themselves. Depending upon who we share the story with, our word choice, emotion, body language and depth define what we tell. Humans want to tell stories…Storytelling4 min read
Jul 11, 2020The Land of Broken Sync: Coping with COVID-19, Mercury Retrograde, Lunar Eclipses and Full Moons!It is July. But, it doesn’t feel any specific month, even with the heat pounding and the bright sunshine. I am trying to busy myself with work, creativity and connections to push this awkward feeling aside — that feeling that includes not feeling like myself, a vague strangeness that has…Rest13 min read
Published in When the World Tilted·Apr 13, 2020Welcome to Our JourneyWELCOME TO OUR JOURNEY 5 a.m. on a Tuesday and I am staring at the ceiling. When the World Tilted. Those words came to me. I had often referred to the COVID-19 situation as “the world tilted on its axis.” The idea came to me. We have all been bombarded with news stories, political…Crisis3 min read
Dec 7, 201914 Things I Learned/Remembered by Watching Collateral Beauty1. What is your “why?” — The Big Why It seems that most of us tend to just do stuff. Do we ask ourselves why? Not typically. We tend to do the things that are expected of us — expected by family, friends and society. We work, we clean, we…Love8 min read
Dec 4, 2019Don’t Believe the Things You Tell Yourself at 4:30 a.m.Don’t Believe the Things You Tell Yourself at 4:30 a.m. Sometimes stress, worry and depressed moments get the better of you. You drag yourself through some days and feel light as air on others. You see the pile of things to do, the appointments and meetings to keep, the things…Sleep3 min read
Nov 12, 2019Buy the Ticket, Take the RideDr. Hunter S. Thompson had a lot of cool quotes. Although he was quite the handful, HST has been one of my favorite people for some time. His ability to grab life and just do it causes an admiration. More people should have some of this gusto. …Life Lessons4 min read
Nov 12, 2019Trips Down the Rabbit HoleThe first time I fell in, I had no idea what I was getting myself into — later on, spending much time trying to figure out how to get out. The second time, I think I honestly knew. I did. …Life1 min read