So often life is reduced to platitudes:"Time heals all wounds""It's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all""Nobody can make you happy until you are happy with yourself first""Happiness comes from within""Happiness is not trying or finding, it's deciding" While there is some wisdom to be gleaned from these sayings...it's... Continue Reading →
Small Steps = Big Progress
Many years ago, right before I got married, I created an email that reflected what would become my new name and the year that we were getting married. This has been the email that I have used for more than a decade. This is the email that has reflected who I was for those years.... Continue Reading →
Looking for Answers
As most bibliophiles (such as myself) will tell you, if you can’t find the answer to someting, then look in a book. (Forget that whole Google thing!) But what happens when what you’re looking for can’t be found in a book? If it can’t be found on the Google? How do we find the answers... Continue Reading →
Finding Our Inner Light
I was reminded recently that each of us has a light inside of us. It is this light that shows us the best parts of ourselves and guides us to be the best person we can be. It is so easy to forget about that light when life gets difficult. We allow the darkness of... Continue Reading →
Favorite Person
Having a favorite person is the best feeling in the world. They teach you lessons that you didn't know you needed to learn. They are the one that you want to share everything with. They are the one that when you see them, the stress and problems of the day seem to melt away. They... Continue Reading →
A Perfect Union of Opposites
In a movie I was watching, one of the characters had a yin yang tattoo representing the perfect union of opposites. For some reason this line alone was what stood out to me about the film and got me thinking most. I think that more of us need to have a yin yang tattoo. Well,... Continue Reading →
Take a Gamble
It's so easy to put up walls after going through something difficult - whatever that might be. It's so easy to close off everyone else and keep things "safe" for yourself. It's easy to learn how to only look out for yourself and keep yourself from being vulerable again - because when you're vulnerable, you... Continue Reading →
Building Trust
One of the hardest things a person can do is trust. It’s difficult to trust someone else, but what I’ve discovered is that it’s even harder to trust yourself. It’s especially difficult to learn to trust yourself again after you’ve been in a difficult relationship. In a relationship that ended in lies - but in... Continue Reading →
Drifting
I hadn't felt the need to write as much lately. I hadn't given much thought to where "we" were...actually, that's a lie - it's been about a year since the divorce has been finalized but so much longer since we separated. And yet, I find myself thinking so often. But today it hit me differently.... Continue Reading →
Discovering Who You Are
As soon as I wrote the title for this post, "Who Are You" by The Who popped into my head. While that wasn't my intention, it's certainly relevant to this post. So, in order for all of you to share in the song being stuck in your head as well, enjoy: (P.S. You don't have... Continue Reading →
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