It was not my proudest moment. The cloying air hung with stale perfume, faint sweat and an almost tangible dryness. Warm bodies were pushing against me as I shimmied my way against the tide. [...]
So. I’ve been trying to write this blog. I have five false starts of about 500 words and two whining journal entries. It’s not writer’s block. It’s just not working. After several days of [...]
“I don’t know.” Those words carry so many meanings. And often, so much judgement. Judgement because the moment we utter them, we feel totally inadequate, unprepared, and often, just dumb. [...]
Are you ready for that awkward conversation with Aunt Cecilia? The intensity of the holidays is here. You are busy rushing about, preparing for family gatherings, work parties, cleaning house and [...]
“Run towards the pain. Own it and run through it like a freak.” That’s what she said when I asked her how she was feeling about the situation, how she was coping. [...]
Steve at Dunkin Donuts smiled at me. It wasn’t that pleasant, “Happy Sunday, enjoy your run!” kind of neighborly smile. It was that little bit toothy, little bit creepy, [...]
“No one has ever broken your heart. They broke your expectations.” When I came across this quote about heartbreak in an ad for Kyle Cease’s new book, immediately, I loved it. [...]
The last three days were brutal. Any single thing on it’s own was no code red crisis, but the culmination of events left me exhausted and emotionally unable to engage. It started with work [...]
December 7, 1941. She was enjoying breakfast with her mother in the courtyard of the Moana Surfrider hotel on Oahu. Over coffee and fruit – and a vain attempt to convince her mother to try [...]
I’m just going to say it: I like to win. Put me in a situation where there’s another team to beat, a medal to be won or a bit of bragging rights to own, and I am all in. I will strategize, plot, [...]