This is me being seen. Owning my struggles and honoring yours. This was scary but I did it anyways. May this be my gift to you today. As...

I walk up the hill carrying my cute pool bag. Surveying the lounge chairs, I spot someone I know chatting with another person. Making...

When I wrote my will, I had a complicated decision to make. Who would I leave my daughter to if Joe and I were to pass together. It could...

There was glitter in my coffee I don't know from where it came but it started off my day so right not just more of the same There was...

As most of my ponderings usually become concrete while listening to NPR, this time was no different. I was listening to a discussion...

Beauty is a strange thing. It is a cultural obsession, yet what do you miss when someone is gone? Their beauty? Not at all. As I get...

Words. To me, they hold innumerable power. This is probably why I talk things to death. Why I process my thoughts verbally, even when...

Another evening, another glass of wine. To relieve this pressure, right between my eyebrows. My bleary eyes from 5 hours of screen time....

A strong man:⁣ Cheers her on⁣ Backs her up⁣ Believes in her⁣ Allows her to control her body⁣ Respects her choices⁣ Refers her⁣ Promotes...

I lay my sorrow at the base of the mountain. This morning I participated in a guided meditation. We were picturing ourselves as a...

What is a mother? A mother teaches you how much space to take up What beauty looks like What you look like When it’s ok to be upset How...

When I look out at the steam Rising from the lake Swirling over the water Like a ghostly fog Spirits rushing in unison To an unknown...

I did it. I bleached my own hair. The results are not pretty. At first, I tried to fix it myself. Then I panicked and tried to find...

I miss the days of adventure. Heading off into the unknown, with a measured and calculated amount of surprise. A structure set for our...

Magic happens when I least expect it Never when I’m trying so hard to make it And when I’m in it, and I recognize Fightin’ so hard to...

I used to imagine myself as a tree. I was doing my best to handle the storms that came at me, to cling to the ground with my roots and...

We are now living in a world of uncertainty. School, childcare, jobs, elderly parents, savings, and overall health all in flux. And yet...

Creativity is a way out of suffering. We are going about our lives when something happens. An unexpected bomb drops, making us unable to...

What is it all for? The day to day Hustle and bustle This time now Is the hindsight Where it will all become clear. What do we really...