She ran through the alley wondering how far her legs could take her. This was the place through which she needed to find her freedom. She would run, hide behind blue crates, and pretend to shop. She had waited decades for this. No way she could waste this […]
“The training is nothing! The will is everything “-Batman Begins I love working out. Exercise is fun and love for myself. What I loved most about exercising was not the actual act, but the will I tapped into to get on a machine for 40 minutes. There were […]
I used to watch CNN all the time in the morning. It would help me understand what’s going to happen in the world that day. But then I stopped watching the news. Just stopped. I did like watching the newscaster Brooke Baldwin on CNN on New Year’s eve. […]
For the past year, I have not really taken a day off. I haven’t taken a vacation. Neither have millions upon millions of people. But we each reach a point where maybe we need a day off. For the past few months, people have been repeatedly telling me […]
Let’s face it. Life would be wonderful and less stressful if there were less toxic people in the world. Or perhaps better yet, less toxic people in one’s life. And, sadly it is not like toxic people beep an alarm to let you know. Sometimes some people may […]
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” When I became pregnant I knew that one of the values I would immediately try to pass onto my child was the love and appreciation of travel. In psychology, we measure […]
Winter fur is dropping Spilling all over the floor The collar holding up a head ready to roll Instability and shakiness propping the legs Time to shed that winter coat Face what is to come
The moon was bright. Shining, casting a light on all that was wrong. It didn’t let up. It couldn’t. But it didn’t matter. All transgressions were to be forgiven the morning after. There was always the morning after. There was always a way to explain things or find […]
I don’t drive. Never driven. Technically don’t own a car. Yet, I keep getting all those car insurance scam calls. We need someone to stop these immediately. Whatever happened to the Do not call list? But I digress. I don’t own a car. I’ve never placed a bumper […]
Some people can’t stand to lose. I mean, losing is not fun. We get that. But one can try and have fun in the process. Some people make everything a game – a twisted game of power. Those are people to avoid. And, to those people I tell […]