Who Put the Honey in Your Heart?
A little dab of honey dribbled into my heart the day my mother saw my face and deemed me precious. From that moment honey trickled through my veins and pulsed through my body, enough to last a...
View ArticleConnection and Commitment
Buddy and Girlfriend say, “We Do!” Yesterday, the Consultant and I had a nice connection over our son’s upcoming wedding. We were sitting out in the sun, on the cabin deck, enjoying a glass of wine...
View ArticleCan One Writer Influence the World?
Bryan Hutchinson is living proof that you can influence the world by committing to a regular journal writing habit. Today, I’m guest posting for his blog, Positive Writer. Everyone seems to be touting...
View ArticleSixty Candles on the Birthday Pie
He doesn’t like cake, so we celebrate his birthday with pie. This year it’s a milestone. The big 6–0. It seems like a good time to share some thoughts and feelings about this guy we call The Consultant...
View ArticleChoosing Legacy
When you think about legacy, what do you think of? References in classic literature often refer to legacy in the context of finances, as though a person’s life’s value is based on the money they’ve...
View ArticleChasing Peace
I’ve had a tough time choosing my annual guiding word for 2018. In my journal, I keep my list of feeling words. They’re words that answer the question, “How do I want to feel when I get up in the...
View ArticleThe Letter Grandma J. Might Have Written to Me
I wish I’d known my dad’s mom from an adult perspective. Grandma J. passed away when I was 19 – too young to know what I didn’t know. Now, I realize that I have many questions about her life that will...
View ArticleBegin Again (The Virus Edition)
My first blog post in two years was in the works. It’s called Begin Again, my reintroduction to the blogging world. I’ve worked through and come out on the other side of change. I’ve emerged into my...
View ArticleAll I Do Is Wonder… (Part I)
These days, all I do is wonder. Yesterday I wondered about today. Today I wonder about tomorrow. I wonder what the future will bring. What will post-COVID life look like? Will there even be a...
View Article… And Yet, Every Day I Wonder (Part II)
I wonder at all the beauty the world has seen in the midst of uncertainty the COVID-19 has brought us. I wonder at: the arts; the poets who so eloquently put my COVID experience into words, the...
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