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You Talk Too Much
“You didn’t talk until you were two,” my mother shared for the zillionth time. I’d heard this story since I was a little girl and it hadn’t aged well…
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Why Not?!
Why not is my new mantra. After experiencing so many physical issues, mine, my husband’s, and even our dog’s, I may swear, but I don’t stomp my feet or…
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The Day I Died
“In death we are all yesterday’s people, trapped forever in the past tense.” —Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder I didn’t know…
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Humble and Kind
A Reason To Smile
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A Deeper Sense of Knowing
Have you ever been talking to a friend when you hear yourself say something you realize is beyond your own wisdom? Did you recognize the message came…
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The Day I Died
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Celeste
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I'm Not Sorry Anymore
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Riding Celestial Waves
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What I Know For Sure
April 1st 2024
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He Hit Me
I don’t recall why he did it. I do recall being on the floor, crumpled like a rag doll. No warning, just a punch so hard that it knocked me down. I…
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Harnessing the Wisdom of My Inner Critic
For too long, fear and blame stopped me from writing. Decades ticked by without my completing a book—something I’d wanted to do my whole life. Fear of…
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Too Heavy to Carry
“You hate your brother,” my husband said. He caught me by surprise since we hadn’t been talking about my older half-brother, Richard. “Did I ever say…
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They Say It's Your Birthday
March 4th Today is Bobby’s birthday. And this got me thinking about birthdays. I love birthdays that aren’t mine. Before I go further on that thought…
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Was It Luck?
It happened again tonight. Someone wrote I was lucky to have Bob. I’d be rich if someone gave me a dollar for all the times I’ve heard that. Does anyone…
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The Other Side of Young
The Other Side of Young
Taking the hard lessons I’ve learned, and am still learning, to inform the choices you make and help you live more authentically.
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