My old blog host – stopped hosting. So, I had to move my blog – and choose WordPress. Now I have to learn a whole new way of composing a post. When Typepad gave me the news that they were… Continue reading

This is it: This body is home. This is where I live and hang my hat. This is where I settle into my hips and sit easy in myself, slung together with strong muscles and bones, made gentle and forging… Continue reading

The Dash Between   Between the date when we arriveand the date we go away,there exists a horizontal line that captures every single day.  And because these days we're livingseem to vanish in a flash,we need to make the most… Continue reading

The times in my life where I felt I had little or no control, the times were it seemed that the 'wrong' side was winning, the times where it seemed fear and hatred had an upper hand – it was… Continue reading

Cognitive Dissonance – "Cognitive dissonance occurs when a person's behavior and beliefs do not complement each other or when they hold two contradictory beliefs. It causes a feeling of discomfort that can motivate people to try to feel better. People… Continue reading

On Father's Day it is a time for honoring those men who are great dads and for some of us this day literally catapults us back into bad memories.     These holidays will automatically bring up the person in… Continue reading

Thirty Seven years ago today, we were married.   A small simple ceremony – began our marriage. Who I was then – compared to who I am today – is light years apart. We had to focus less on what… Continue reading

I often wondered how I would find out – who would be tasked with "telling" me.   Social media is the informer. I never considered – I would not be told. She passed.   I can't know their reasons, I… Continue reading

"Oh the Heartstrings of Reality" was in a message from a soul sister friend.   There are feelings that tug on our heart strings, stirring up memories and crushing dreams – both loving and not so loving.   I wondered… Continue reading

"As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”—as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering—the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of… Continue reading