The dark side of living each day as if it were your last I recently read someone’s Facebook post that had me laughing for a few minutes. This particular individual is quiet dark so most of their posts are dark, dark humor. Their post noted that if […]
Everybody has an angle I was watching a rather maudlin television show the other night that kept me thinking of that REM song “everybody hurts.” This world is filled with people seeking something to help them feel better and to be unbroken. It makes you want to be […]
Gratitude for a 5th grade project assignment that ignited my hunger for travel I have many things to be grateful for today and I try to not take them for granted in day to day life. I am grateful for a loving family, a career that I love […]
A little side of chaos when cooking a big meal I love thanksgiving. I hate turkey. I find turkey to be extremely dry and tasteless unless it is deep fried and I am not about to deep fry in my backyard. I don’t want to be a […]
At the end of the day there is no sorting hat I am in a bit of a pickle. I am in the midst of a middle of a jam. A psychological quandary of sorts. Where do I go from here? Who can I turn to? My son, […]
Walking through my doors with an open mind A door can provide access or it can block it. Doors are most definitely physical. However, there are many that lie within our minds and souls. A door can close out air drafts or open up and let light through. […]
Soaring to New Heights It often seems that we are a cyclical treadmill trying to define our achievements. Keep running on the treadmill reaching for that elusive outright mega-achievement. that achievement that is clearly a win. We want to go from a steady spot on the earth and […]
Born to be “Cousin It” and I’m Cool like That I was born odd. My mother went to a fortune-teller when she was pregnant with me and she was told she would have a very smart girl that would accomplish many great things. That is not so odd. […]
The Rear-View mirror on the Road This past week I have contemplated what it means to be at the crossroads. Traveling through the midwest hundreds upon hundreds of miles can stir the mind and make one contemplative. The mind gets particularly jostled after the fourth time of hearing […]
Trust the Process A few years back, the phrase “trust the process” became a joke in my world. I heard it repeated often enough in the vein of letting go of rigidity in the workplace. It seemed a hokey phrase to me. Trust the process? Sure. But do […]