2016: Brought to you by the letter G
This afternoon I reflected on many of
the blogs I've posted in the last few years:      Be Vulnerable... (2013)           Be Breathless... (2014)                Be Passion-filled... (2015) Maybe it was the nostalgia of a new
year; maybe it was the quiet spa...

Hiatus
(hi-a'tes) A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break. “All
the variety, all the  charm, all the beauty of life is made up of
light and shadow” ~
Leo Tolstoy A
few friends have asked in recent weeks, about the lack of blog posts
this year....

...say you love me.
“I
think there's a difference between loving the idea of someone, and
actually loving who they really are.” ~ Jeff Eastin,
screenwriter When
I left the house one morning last month, I noticed the snow had
already been brushed off my car. A few days earlier ...

All I got for Christmas was my two front teeth!
         Improved
health provides an opportunity to manifest a better life. ~ Craig M. Becker It’s
been years since I went to the dentist. And the optometrist. Like,
I’m embarrassed to admit that I don’t remember how many, years. Ever
since I was no longer ...

Be Passion-filled
Passion,
it lies in all of us, sleeping… waiting… and though unwanted…
unbidden… it will stir… open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us…
guides us… passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do
we have?  Passion is the source of our finest moments....

Burning the Security Blanket
    Today was supposed to be my last shift at this job. Instead I am home with a splint on my right hand, protecting a strained thumb and wrist. Evidence that my body is saying enough , even when my spirit had already done so with a letter a few weeks ago. ...

Why am I here?
I
have had a few moments over the past year of guilt-ridden “ Why
am I here?” questioning. My roots in this
city are not yet deep. I am living in my 3 rd apartment in 2 years. My business is still young and
fragile, needing much more attention than I have b...

Things I'm still learning about friendship
  I’ve fallen out
with friends before. Probably the most significant were all the way
back in elementary and high school. When girls are just learning how
to be in relationship with each other amidst the competition placed
in our way. Competition to be pret...

(II) Past… Future
“Happy
is the person who knows what to remember of the past;  what to enjoy
of the present;  and what to plan for the future” ~ Arnold H.
Glasgow   “ Who
you were,  who you are,  and who you will be  are three different
people” ~ Robert Tew Earlier
this fal...