If You Knew the True Story

When we face unexpected challenges, we find out who we are. When I was in my 20s, my fiancé died in a plane crash a few days before marriage. Not long after that, my son died of an undiagnosed, inoperable heart condition. Before these two events, when I called my dad to wish him, “Happy Father’s Day,” I learned my healthy father had died from an unexpected heart attack. As you might expect, these triple tragedies left me reeling. The…

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Courage is Your Partner

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”. T.S. Eliot It takes courage to speak up. Especially when you speak to people who matter to you. Or to those who seem to hold all the power. It can be hard to voice your thoughts or needs when you see things differently than everyone else or when you fear what you say may fall on deaf ears. Here’s my belief. You win…

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Welcome

If you’ve found this blog after reading my articles and books, you already know what to expect. If this is your first visit, here’s what awaits you—real-life writing. That means I tackle human challenges, authentically and in-depth. I write authentically, from my heart, no holds barred. Hopefully, we’ll partner with each other. You’ll read what I write, and write your own thoughts, occasionally sharing them with me and the others who visit this blog. I hope what you read proves…

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Who Knew

When we set our clocks forward for daylight savings time this spring, who knew we’d instead enter the twilight zone? That shoppers would fight over toilet paper. That I’d have the time to clean the junk drawer but still wouldn’t. That I would view a repair man coming to fix the toilet as a dress-up experience or that dress up would mean yoga pants instead of pajamas. That I’d long to shop at Walmart. Who knew I’d flinch when a…

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