Examples of an Imperfect woman

  • Backs My Soul

    For the past many years I have given up praying or any thoughts of prayer.  I know this will seem shocking to many, but I have come to learn that the only prayer that has any substance is "I want… Continue reading

  • The Other Side.

    As I wrote about the silence of many, it came to me that the group meme affect is what I am up against.  It isn't personal or individual but the culture of social, family and religious memes. Here is the… Continue reading

  • Disgrace back to you.

    From my Brother Carl's Facebook page…And this quote Dr. Brene Brown say's in this piece is for you: "It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of… Continue reading

  • Keeping the Silence!

    Was it really just one week ago that I met David Cowardin and heard the about the documentary- "Call Me Mental"?  It has been a roller coaster week with journeys back to the past and dreams of the future, memories… Continue reading

  • The Mic is Open.

    "Art is both therapy and tragedy. Somewhere in the mix lies hope for humanity. That is the foundation of our work … the intangible hope that pulls us toward some horizon we spend every day trying to explain, knowing that… Continue reading

  • Recovering My Mental Health

    Self diagnosed as "Abused"…back in December 2004…wasn't the real kingpin that flipped my world upside down, but the fact that it had been denied.   I have to read the definition of denied.  "State that one refuses to admit the… Continue reading

  • All of You!

    Day two of filming "Call Me Mental"  It is hard to articulate the process for it is Art in the making…and you are just a piece of a bigger picture…and yet how you present yourself will add or take away… Continue reading

  • How I came to be…

    First day of filming done….and actually David was here for the morning.  He was wonderful wonderful!  Kind, curious, attentive and very creative, quiet, responsive, and open.  The perfect photojournalist for me!  Thanks Chad Johnson for connecting us! He wanted a… Continue reading

  • Breaking the Silence of Denial.

    The good news about having such a short time to 'prepare' for the filming, is that there is no time to prepare….so you don't have to.   The normal response is how do I look and how does my home… Continue reading

  • My Lady is going on Film!

    The "Roots of Rescue" is a documentary on rescuing animals in the south, or perhaps the treatment of animals or even the separation of seeing even the animal and its needs. http://rootsofrescue.com  (you can "Like" Roots of Rescue on facebook and… Continue reading