No matter what you believe, you probably believe you have a purpose.  Either because you've discovered it and you can feel it running through your veins like electricity in the moments you get to plug into it... or because you haven't yet and you can feel the gaping...

Over the last six months or so two, somewhat contrasting, scenes have been on repeat in my household. Scene 1: Opens with some variation of the line "Momma, is Santa real?" starting at a place that's relatively benign and when my response of "what do you think?" wore...

This may require some stretching, but we're going to try it anyway.  Stretching often feels good and is good for you too! I recently read something about Olives being an "alternate bearing crop" which means they don't produce fruit every year.  The produce, they rest,...

Every life story has the moment (or momentS depending on the tragedy level of the cards you were dealt) where everything completely falls apart...  Your husband gets sick (and I'm not talking man-cold although we know how devastating that can be), you lose your job,...

If I was a literary figure my tragic flaw would be that I give up too easily.  Hopefully without sounding too full of myself I have to tell you that for most of my life I've had enough things come easily to me that I haven't had to work hard for much (I know... I...

Lately I've been having a fair amount of those "it's all worth it" parenting moments.  Keep in mind (I'm talking to those of you who still haven't decided whether to take the plunge), it took six years to get here.  Sure, there were a few before, but not until now do...

My beloved told me (shortly after we met) that a psychic she saw (shortly before we met) predicted that she would meet her soul mate in the form of me (my description per the psychic: younger than her, has a child, VERY responsible). Ta-daa!  Here I am!  It's all...

I think of myself as a good communicator...  I think HIGHLY of myself because I think of myself as a good communicator.  Over the last several days it has occurred to me that I am great in situations with other people who are also good communicators.  Trying to...

I had my first writing class this evening and I'm finding myself in this familiar place afterward... one that seems to make up much of what I choose to do lately: I don't want to, but I am willing.  I don't want to face all of the emotions and triggers that show up in...

This afternoon I was happily doing some work from my home computer on my fancy, new virtual network connection when I got a call from my therapist.  It was about 2:15, 45 minutes before what I thought was our scheduled appointment time and I realized as soon as I saw...