Before you roll your eyes, let me explain why this question does make sense. It came up in a recent conversation with a friend. No, neither one of us raises or plans to raise donkeys; it’s related to a retelling of an old Aesop fable that goes something like this: A grandfather and his grandson … More How Many Donkeys are you Carrying on Your Back?
The word “addiction” is so alarming to me and brings up all kinds of associations. I think of my mother with her vodka, her DUI’s, her rehab stints, and her overall sad and lonely train wreck of a life. I think of movies that portray addiction and recovery incredibly well, such as 28 Days and Thanks for Sharing. I think of being taken to AA meetings by my parents, my twin sister and I playing under the table while people talk about their feelings in a room full of cigarette smoke. I think of 12-step recovery books arranged welcomingly on the top of toilet tanks (that’s kind of a thing people in recovery do). I grew up in a recovery family and have seen many forms of alcohol addiction. I’ve seen loved ones recover and loved ones pass away from the disease. It’s a loaded word, and for most of my life, I swore I would never be associated with it … More The Subtleties of Love Addiction
Tax season is a time to reevaluate things in my life and make changes that I find may be necessary for a better future. My financial planner is a whiz at helping me do that check-up on what’s ahead in retirement, especially if like many women in my family I live to be close to … More What We Present To The World
Say cheese! (Is that still a thing?) 😉 … More Magic Moments
Asking for help is SO difficult for me. I want the world to see me as a capable woman who is able and definitely not vulnerable. Put a piece of IKEA furniture together- I’ve done that with ease. Packed and lugged boxes into and out of moving trucks and put together a new house- That … More Remaking A Super Woman
Okay class, put away your text books and tablets, take out a blank piece of paper and a pencil, we’re going to have a Pop Quiz today on The Heart of the Matter. Are we all ready? Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with the reading and paying close attention in class! Let’s get started on our … More Tuned in and watching!
Meet My Friend Phil…Mr. Vulnerable … More Laugh at Yourself
“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein Time is a constant in our lives. Allow me to remind you that for many of us time impacts almost everything we do. We are often told that during specific periods in life time either speeds up or just as … More Musings on Time
I was sitting side by side with Mr. D the other day talking about his stuffy, Bun Bun, or whatever else you talk about with a three-year-old when suddenly he reached up and touched my eyes. “I can see your eyes, but I can’t see mine eyes.” Drop the mic, my son just wrote a … More Here’s Looking At You, Kid
Nearly on the other side… … More The Year I Held My Breath
The Heart of the Matter 