I am considering that I might need to embrace rather than scorn the sleep that won't come to me. Perhaps I'm supposed to lie awake to hear something which I can't hear in my sleep. Maybe I'm like a new mother, having just given birth or about to give birth to something new and spectacular [...]
John Steinbeck continues to be a favorite author of mine. I wasn't much of a reader as a kid though had a reading list I was required to complete before attending my new school in 9th grade. That was a great summer. One of my first books from the list was Steinbeck's Of Mice and [...]
I’m learning the profound difference between listening and hearing. I listen well, just don’t hear some things. I'm noticing when my defenses kick in and try as quickly as possible to become curious about it all....as the defensiveness is NEVER about the other person, just li'l ole me. Quite freeing to realize this actually. I [...]
The Weepies have a song named 'Lighting Candles' which hit me in a new way this very weekend. I've spent years and continue to find myself lighting candles in the dark. I couldn't find their song on YouTube to share, but have written out the words below. I relate. For me it is possibly the [...]
I'm lately indulging myself in one of my favorite writers, Mr. Tom Robbins. I was first introduced to him when I was but a mere pumpkin reading Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. Having always fashioned myself as a sort of renegade cowgirl, his protagonist, Sissy Hankshaw was a breath of fresh female icon to me...similar [...]
I unfortunately take WAY too many things in my life PERSONALLY, yes, all in caps. Perhaps I need too much approval. I have an unfortunate desire to be understood. (Forget THAT one). Being a business owner can really stink at times. Risk your life, do your best, stay up into the wee hours with worry [...]
While in high school I took a part time job at a near by nursing home, (what is the politically correct term now, something or other care facility)?? WhatEVER they're now called, this placed was filled with really old people. I worked with a group of rather merciless seasoned nursing care folks who would test [...]