Sometimes parts of my story are too painful to write and I take long breaks and the half written things just sit there open on my Mac for weeks at a time … and I wonder .. would anyone care anyway? What changes could it possibly bring about in the world ? People are still just as abusive as they’ve always been eh…. Words in between the words

Part 3: Generation Lost — It was the 80’s. Everyone was happy they survived the 70’s. I mean orange and mustard color shag carpets and plastic wrapped couched could leave anyone with eyes to wonder. …

Part 2: Hopeless .. Hope More … Whatever — Lately, all I want to do, that is, the only thing that makes me happy is sitting in my hammock in the living room and marathon watching. Watching what? Everything. Movies, TV shows, limited series, documentaries, how-to shows, and sometimes on repeat. …

Stay Good. Sometimes nature walks are my only saving grace.

Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? Just say something positive. Today’s emotional climate just doesn’t lend itself to positive thinking. I had a really difficult encounter today and it got me spiraling on everything I’ve written — because I wondered if it was helpful or negative. Yesterday I jotted down a…

Part 1: I Identify As…. — The person I loved most when I was growing up was my mother. Mothers have a way of eliciting strong feelings from their children. I was an only child, which I always hated. My feelings about my mother changed dramatically right before puberty which is the time of The Great…

Recently I left a job that I was at first over the moon about. I felt appreciated. I loved the volunteers I worked with. I felt like I was doing a community service. I felt like a right hand to the 80 year old Executive Director I reported to. One…

The last few months have been a roller coaster. I’ve learned that not everyone is as self aware as I am, and that I have work to do on my own self awareness too. I’m seeing people fade into what seems like dementia and I’ve recently lost some friends which…