The other day this message popped up on my computer screen, and it got me thinking... Oftentimes life seems to feel like it's simply a continuous ebb and flow between times of connection and times of disconnection. I witness myself…
Read MoreAs I sit down to write this article, one of my favorite sporting events of all time, The Summer Olympics, has just wrapped up in Tokyo. After a year of waiting for what should have been the 2020 Olympics, has just wrapped up in Tokyo. After a…
Read More“Blessed are you who take the risk of standing still right at the point of change, though uncertainty and stress want to propel you forward.” – Kate Bowler, A Blessing for When You’re Forced to Rethink Your Life… My tendency is to move…
Read MoreDo you ever contemplate your own mortality? Mark Twain said it best, “Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.” For me personally there have been a lot of perks to each passing year. I have grown and changed…
Read More“Do your art. Generally, a thing cannot freeze if it is moving. So move. Keep moving.” I’m slowly working my way through this book, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD. I mean sloooooowly… like a couple…
Read MoreIf you've been here reading my writing for any general amount of time, then you know how much I love words. I love how words help us express, and I love discovering their roots. Words and their meanings help me bring meaning…
Read MoreWhen I wake up in the morning, I go to my altar. I sit down on the same little cushion that I’ve been sitting on for six or seven years, giving a little bow to my irreverent altar of nick-knacks and anime heroes. I then sit very still for a…
Read MoreNot long after we moved into our new home, we went over to a friend’s house to get some plants. We dug up huge hostas to split and fill up our flower beds. There were some daylilies too. She also mentioned that we could take pieces of…
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