I often hear others speak about anxiety.   I am never sure how to respond back. What is it, and how does it seems so powerful as a voice, when there are choices to be made? I looked up the… Continue reading

"Anything worthwhile has got to cost us something. And, if it doesn't we are left to question its value." Martin Sheen   It does seem impossible that in order to gain awareness and reality, I had to lose so much. … Continue reading

My biking adventure began at 6:40AM on Friday – I headed out optimistic.  About halfway to Houghton, I called my husband to come and meet me.  My load was too heavy, something had to go.   I then continued on,… Continue reading

Estrangement  "The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group." Clinging to my husband 13 years ago, I cried for my father, How He would die a very lonely death.  Believing, that his abusive… Continue reading

Death brings family together; naturally.   Unless you are on the outside.  All things stay the same; except completely different in their lives. I ponder her life, her soul and what she teaches. What is her legacy upon the land?… Continue reading

  The weather is the universe, or reality, begging us to accept what is.  And, a reminder that we can plan and hope and dream and then reality walks in. Winning, only but 100% of the time. This week, reality… Continue reading

      It seems to me that we are a society of "Excessive Tolerance".   We place the well being on society changing BY us being more kind. Really? Rendering a good portion of society incapable of improving. Keeping… Continue reading

When we are asked to respect the president, just because he is the president, we are not seeing the man, but the title. This is the exact same thing that happens within families where abuse happens.  Honor thy mother and… Continue reading

What would a mission statement read like for WIND?  Women In New Directions. WIND has changed directions just as the women who have grown with it have. What started out as a support group of sorts, has turned into adventures… Continue reading

"I am the most comfortable in the truth" Glennon Doyle Melton The podcasts that I am most drawn to are those of people who dare to live their truth out loud, the ones whose lives were altered due to the… Continue reading