“What are the circumstances/events/people in my life that make it possible for me to betray mySelf? …
Personal Growth and Self-discovery
My Ohana: The Family of My Heart
I can easily understand why people find the holidays distressing. Christmas has always been my …
The Family of My Birth
For the last few days, I’ve been sitting at my computer suffering from writer’s block. It isn’t …
My Journey Home: Reclamation and Rebirth
I know that I died at a very young age. This sounds extreme and I know that the ME I am, the true …
Who Am I?
I have grown up feeling defective – at best incomplete, at worst in need of major repair. I have …
Mortality and Immortality
Kids have absolutely no concept of their own mortality. Life is a wonder and the world a place to …
Living in the Blue Nowhere: the perils of information technology
I remember when I was young watching one of my sisters and her best friend play with dolls at our …
Laying Down the Burden
I have sometimes felt like the ghost of Jacob Marley who dragged around the chains he had forged in …
Measuring Up
I sit here and read through the emails sent to me by friends. I read about how their lives are …
Everyone can sing.
I cannot imagine my life without music in it. My father loved orchestral music and my mother was an …
Taking OurSelves Seriously
Women need to take themselves seriously. This is not to suggest that we should never laugh or …
Serendipity
Serendipity is the occurrence and/or development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. …