Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com Because my husband is very much a creature of habit and routine, I cannot get him to switch off the morning news. He just wants to check in at the very start of the day and spend about 30 minutes or so just catching up on what’s happening locally …
Dancing With Depression: A Perspective
Photo by Jackson David on Pexels.com I want to dive into depression today. In fact, I’d like to try a different approach with it because it’s a topic that we all tend to dance around. I have had a close and toxic relationship with depression over my lifetime and I now have a new perspective. …
How To Be A Good Mom
What do you believe makes a good mom? We need to start exploring our beliefs around what it means to be a good mom. What meanings have we consciously or unconsciously assigned to this role in particular? It’s such a complicated one, because most of us strive to NOT be like our own mothers! We …
Find Love in Your Shadows
Sometimes we find it so much easier to give love and compassion to others that we can’t even see the darkness inside of ourselves. As long as we are projecting outward, we don’t have to take a look inside. I’ve also learned that there is a strange comfort in the shadows…because we know them well. …
Seeing the Storms of Injustice and Demand for Change
White people. Do something. I see my black friends say they are watching. Waiting to see who speaks for them. I see my white friends caution me about speaking on a topic I know nothing about. Tread carefully. I saw the post shared over and over in my social media feed on Friday, with that …
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The Art of Allowing
There is a concept I must have touched on previously, but did I spotlight it? Give it its due? I’m not even sure at this point. Regardless, it bears a revisit. All ways, always. Because I surely need my own reminder. It is about feeling all of the feelings, not just searching for the ones …
Why This Feels Like Survival Mode
During this pandemic, there is no shortage of opinion or meme to convey what we should be doing with our time away from our daily grinds – for those of us who have the momentary pause, that is. Certainly, there are different impacts across the board. I saw a writing earlier by an unknown author …
Expectation vs. Reality
I'm just not into Easter. There, I said it. At least not the traditional Easter aligned with Christianity. I learned a long time ago to be honest with myself and really explore what resonates with me. I tried Christianity, even dabbling in Catholicism for a couple of years. I devoted myself, at some point finding …
All of the Scary Scenarios
Friends, we are living through an historic event and unprecedented times in America and in the world. This is what a global pandemic looks like. It didn't sneak up on us. We enjoyed the comforts of our bubbles and watched the sickness wave over other countries for weeks from our living rooms, perhaps not believing …
Celebrate the Feminine
What a crazy week it seems to have been. Of course, these are my thoughts based on observations of everything going on around us. No, I do not allow media to consume me. Yes, I do allow enough media consumption to have awareness. As much as I appreciate unplugging and providing focus time for my …
Sunny and Raw 