On this New Year’s Day, I humbly and respectfully share the wisdom of Neil Gaiman. May we all breathe into his skill for translating life into words for sharing. —- Excerpt from Neil Gaiman’s Journal, December 31, 2018 Be kind to yourself in the year ahead. Remember to forgive yourself, and to forgive others. It’s too easy to […]
“What was I thinking?” I say to my husband. To which he replies, “I think you were feeling. I think the problem is that you’re thinking NOW.” For a very brief moment, I stop my spin on “Who do you think you are? What do you know anyhow?” in reflection on my offering of a class […]
I tap out right now. I have found immense courage in the wake of grief this year – courage to step out and be ever more seen. Courage to offer programs, classes, and words that stepped onto ground that I thought was untouchable. Courage to love more deeply – and likely to have my heart […]
This letter to you includes a special class announcement that will be 100% donation based for the organization of Hospice. And you are welcome to right away scroll down to the bottom to learn of the class details. But I decided it is vital to me to share the heart root of this offering. If […]
Nora runs up to me and says, “It’s dark, it’s dark!” “Where is it dark?” I ask her. “It’s dark everywhere! And especially in the stairwell. It’s so dark.” “Well, what can you do?” I ask. “I can use my flashlight.” She tiptoes off in adventure across the kitchen to the dark, cavernous, abyss of our […]
“Mama, can I have this money?” 8 year old John asked me this morning. He was wandering the house gathering loose change for a donation to his school’s book fair. The PTA gathers loose change and creates a fund for kiddos who would not otherwise be able to buy books. John’s question was asked with a smirk […]
My husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary on September 30th. We’ve been together for the past 15 years. We’ve welcomed three new humans into the world. We’ve said goodbye to at least five people that we loved dearly as they passed from this realm into the mist of what follows. We’ve grown together. Evolved […]
It’s hard for me to right in this moment – as evidenced in that “right” versus “write” as I kicked off. I’ll tell you a bit about why since I apparently can’t focus on anything more grand or insightful right now. It isn’t my typical emotional and mental overrun that has me grounding back in […]
I live in Central North Carolina. Hurricane Florence waltzes her way toward us right now. But I feel like she and I are in more of a tango. Finally. Prior to this morning, it was more of a street fight. And I was getting my butt kicked. I’ve spent the prior 24 hours feeling a […]
Moments before the picture above, Nora looked over at me and saw tears streaming down my face. I was connecting to the loss of my nephew and the deep grief of the weeks and months directly after his death. A wave crashed over me and I did not fight back the water. What’s the point […]