See You Next Year!

The time has come…to say goodbye from the Heart of the Matter team as we draw the curtain on 2024. What a year it’s been! Most of all… Thank you for your readership and friendship! Since its inception in 2023, Heart of the Matter has maintained its focus on heartfelt storytelling and content intended to … More See You Next Year!

Collective Gratitude

Gratitude is my super power. When I’m grateful, I’m more likely to accept events as they land. It’s a flow where I appreciate those happenings that agree with me and can more easily shrug off those that don’t. And when I’ve adopted an attitude of gratitude, my heart feels full instead of grabby. Funny how … More Collective Gratitude

Thank You!

I have a confession, friends. I don’t spend much time looking at my blogging stats…or synthesizing views from FB, IG or LI to understand the ‘reach’ of what I write. I write…to write. Express. Share. And whoa my gosh…I enjoy the camaraderie of comments. So much! 😊 (My flagrant use of emojis gives me away, … More Thank You!

Uncle Fuzzy’s Quilt

“I have often had a retrospective vision where everything in my past life seems to fall with significance into logical sequence.”― Ansel Adams I wrote about a dear family member, almost a year ago and that post, about my delightful Great Uncle “Fuzzy” is on my mind. One of the unexpected joys as a result of writing … More Uncle Fuzzy’s Quilt

An open book

My wife had several children’s books sprayed across our kitchen table this week. Of course, I had to look at them. In that moment, I was nine- or ten-years-old again getting ready for elementary school and wolfing down my soggy cereal, while reading from whatever book gripped my attention that week. One of the books … More An open book