“She used the ‘f’ word!” We know what that means. And either the speaker’s frustrated or angry or …
self-healing
Revenge — Not So Sweet
Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled. …
Food For Thought
At lunch with a friend recently and after eating our entrées, we both contemplated having desert. …
Christmas Time is Here
“God Bless Us, Everyone” About a year ago, I wrote about my feelings of Christmas. And as I’ve …
My Pivot Questionnaire
At the end of The Actor’s Studio, the host, James Lipton, would ask guests to answer what he called …
Seeing the Light of Day
A few weeks ago, I spent three days in conversation with five other women. During the course of …
I am NOT My History
It amazes me how thoughts come unbidden into my consciousness. I can be doing anything – driving, …
Counting My Blessings
In my life, I’ve spent too much time wondering what I could have said or should have said or what I …
Letting Go and Grieving
In a novel I read recently, one character spoke to another whose life was going to hell in a hand …
Revelation
I had to write poetry when I was in high school. I didn't know what I was doing -- where to start …
Intensity and The Rules We Live By
When we are children, we look to our parents or caregivers to provide us with shelter, and food and …
Movement, growth, change and evolution
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Get a move on! You’ve got to move it! move it! It …