Tag Archive: courage

I Hate To See You Go, But I Don’t Believe You Anymore

I’ve written this piece to address the epidemic of social media-driven lives and the toll they have taken on the human spirit. When did the world convince us that we should compete for… Continue reading

Book Litter

Twenty days ago I put it out there. My words. My story. My past. A reflection of a life twenty years ago. One I barely recognize today. Did it take courage to put… Continue reading

A Simple Life: Storm Clouds Not Included

A Simple Life Some people try to act bigger, grander, more than they are; just to prove that they are something more than acting. After living in the eye of the storm, I… Continue reading

We Will Always Be Six Jars of Sand

Photo Credit Jenny Bennett Life Is Swell Photography We used to be six jars of sand. Full up, each one, with memories stored. Brought from the shore, where we used to call home.… Continue reading

When Will I Get There? Wrong Directions Still Guide Me Somewhere, Stop Asking Where.

At the end when you’re weary, it’s just you. When you’ve given it all away, used up every last bit and then some, its only your voice who remains. The long road home… Continue reading

The Top 6 Lies I’ve Ever Told About Myself

1.  I am a bad cook. This may have been the kind of lie that is so old, I honestly can’t figure out as time goes by, whether its the lie that gets… Continue reading

Stumbling through.

A short time ago, while having a nice lunch out with my whole family, and since there was so many of us, we had been seated in our own private room inside this beautiful old… Continue reading

What I learned from the man with a Dream

“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul… Continue reading

Shut up, My heart is talking.

So, I was told recently by a friend, to ROAR. Not about writing- just in life, and when it really counts. She told me not just that I should, but that I must. Also recently, while moseying around some… Continue reading

Fear and Loathing to Free and Flying

Just keep writing, just keep writing (to the tune of Dory’s “just keep swimming” from Finding Nemo.) That is the song my heart hears today. Its raw, open and exposed. I had an overwhelming… Continue reading