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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 [...]

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, [...]

“It looks like Shrek.” He says this with the snarky, disapproving expression common to the teenage male.  And then he adds the final judgement: he shrugs, “Whatever.” I am [...]

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 [...]

From Alison Armstrong, an educator and advocate of communication between men and women.  This is a great read – designed for men but powerful and helpful for women too.   This may be the [...]

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, [...]

When things are not ok, we are told to reach out to our friends, our family, to get the help and support that we need. When things are not ok, we are told to breathe deep, take a step back, try [...]

I stared at my floor for days. 14. There were 14 of them and I was feeling overwhelmed. Indecisive. Irritated. I had 14 different floor tiles, of varying sizes and in varying shades of grey and [...]