Grounded hope versus wishful hope That’s what one of the women in my writer’s group said about writing. I like that idea. That writing lends credence to our thoughts, substance to our emotions. Fears manifest into monsters and evil-doers. Joy is beget by heroes and...
This morning as I pushed the button to open my garage, I saw something running along the door frame of the double garage door. I quickly turned back into the house and slammed the door. I grabbed my cell phone and called my husband. I told him what I saw and waited...
It’s the time of year when countless people around the world are making resolutions. I’m going to lose weight. I’m going to save more money. I’m going to exercise every day. I’m going to watch less TV. Making a resolution is a good idea. It forces you to reflect on...
I have not known what I’m waiting for. Lights? Done Gift shopping? Done Tree? Check Eggnog? Drunk Snow? Maybe. Maybe that would turn on the “I feel Christmas” vibe. But really what I’m saying is that, while I am deeply grateful for the blessings that are mine and I am...
I’ve been struggling with the same issue for over twenty years. I’m obsessed with it. It’s what I write about in my journals. I complain to friends ad nauseam about it. And it has been the topic of more therapy sessions than I care to share. Every time I talk about...
I’ve been travelling for work the past few weeks. Travelling—it sounds glamorous. Flying, seeing new places, working with new people, tasting different foods, chatting with locals. I’ve been lucky that I’ve been able to do all of these things, but mostly I work and...
Today’s quote had to do with many dramatic situations beginning with screaming. It was a quote from Jane Fonda whom I remember my mother screaming about and I’m not talking about Make It Burn Jane Fonda as in my mother was not screaming because her buns...
Now that Thanksgiving is over it’s full steam ahead to the next big holiday. And for me it’s even more complicated because all three of my children have birthdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. So once I’m done with one...
I didn’t think much about photography until 5 years ago. I was going on my first trip to Paris! Paris, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I didn’t even own a camera, so two weeks before I left I went out and bought myself my first point-and-shoot. I land...
“I started a story one time about a woman who was living in a tree. It seems she had accidentally moved there, having gone outdoors one day and just not wanted to go back in. She liked living up higher and she liked that the tree cleaned itself. She “grocery...
