I can easily understand why people find the holidays distressing. Christmas has always been my …
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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 …
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 …
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. …
Hiding in Plain Sight
The Roles We Play I’ve been thinking about the roles we play lately. I grew up as Jean and …
Gagging
Today has been all about thinking about gagging. I do have a strong gag reflex. I remember how …
Resigning
Yesterday, I handed in my letter of resignation from my position as a church choir director. I had …
My Personal Manifesto — revised
I used to ask my students to write their personal credo — what they believed about how to live a …
Growing Up Female
Neil Sedaka sang that “Growing up is hard to do.” In our society governed by expectations and rules …
I have always believed that people should have opportunities to realize their full power. Are you ready to explore your journey?