Words Matter

A seagull in the sand with the bright ocean behind and a perfectly clear sky.

INSTEAD OF THE GYM

The days that come our way in little staccatos during our winters I refer to as tease days. Those luscious days after a freezing cold spell where ...

A woman with choppy shoulder length hair, large dangling earrings, a pearl necklace and two layered silver chains. Bright lipstick smiling at the camera.

MY BOOBS IN HINDSIGHT

“You know this is elective surgery,” Dr. Hottie said to me over two years ago. I love Dr. M almost as much as I love Dr. W. Almost. But let’s face ...

OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

“Why don’t you think about being a Strategies Coach?” Neil Ducoff, one of my mentors and friends and also the founder of the consulting company, St...

The beach at the waters edge, scattered shells and seaweed, choppy water and only a sliver of sunlight left on the horizon.

A LONG STRANGE TRIP

Surrender- Giving up what we think should be happening for what is actually happening. -McCall Erickson When my insides used to feel discombobulate...

The beach sand with tire tracks, looking out at a calm ocean, low whispy clouds.

IS CELERY JUICE THE NEW KALE?

“Have you tried celery juice?” my beloved Dr. W. asked me at my regular breast check in this past Monday. “No.” I replied with a straight face. “Bu...

One Word Prompts

The exercise from WordPress asked me to choose a word. There were only six words, but my word stood out like a beam of light. Choice. That is my wo...

OUT OF THE OCEAN

You visited me, finally, and I am grateful. I have missed you and there you were, out of the blue, the literal blue of the ocean. Have you been wai...

Wooden square with scattered broken glass in various shapes and colors, small pieces of paper with various words like "Love, laughter, creavtive, joy"

Making a List

Yesterday’s assignment generated from Day 2 of WordPress University that I have embarked on since deciding this past weekend that Yes, I can build...

Why I Write.

I was recently asked, “Why do I write?” I just started my adventure with WordPress, the way out of my comfort zone attempt at designing my own mis...

Picture of a persons shadow in the sand wearing a sunhat.

THE WAKEUP CALL

Don’t look at the clock, I thought to myself. How long had I been sleeping? It seemed like if I did look at the clock it would be early. Not early ...

Picture of woman with long dark hair, winter hat with sparkles, big teardrop earrings and large sunglasses smiling alongside her son with short dark hair and a matching smile.

LETTING HIM GO

In therapy there is a term used to describe the healthy separation between people, especially a parent and a child. Differentiation is the word tha...

MY ANXIOUS HEART

Simmering and hiding in the closet are where all anxieties sit and wait. And Wait. Wait while I drink my cocktails, eat my cheesecake, fry up endle...