AKA pulling apart a piece of art, with some web-weaving via inappropriate footnoting. This entire piece is about a rapidly made Instagram reel
Matunuck
Escaping the sleepover fallouttwo extra boys. Legends lp playing then. And now too. The Digital. Quiet happy. Then. and video games. and airy
hitting the speed limit
Tomorrow I turn 55, and I kind of love this age and all it represents. This birthday reminds me of my old restaurant days when I waited tables in the
Survival is a fast car
On a recent talk the speaker asked her audience how many were "in survival mode." One quarter of the hands went up.* I found this revelatory, not
passive income / passive outcomes
If you are like me and have many interests, maybe sometimes you go "all in" one on project, then drift off a bit toward the next thing, rinse and
Vision 2022
Ever notice how every time a horrible or seemingly unexpected thing occurs, someone finds some sci-fi book* or episode of The Simpsons** that
Sinking Gifts. Rising Queen
I have been prone to depression, as have many of the women in my family. As are, no doubt, many others who are reading this. I have also been prone
Four Styles of Defining A Life
I wrote a chunk of a self-help book over a decade ago. It described the four styles people use to find — and define — meaning in their lives. These
The superpower I wish I had
My daughter asked me my superpower and origin story. The first thing that came to mind was a ball, that came into being by the beauty of the Aurora
Anxiety Sideliner
There have been a few times in my life when anxiety attacks have changed the direction of my life. I think now, that I'm probably not the only one.
Write what you want to learn
Many years ago, I trained to become a life coach. I went to conference after conference, took 2 years of tele-classes and put myself "out there" as a
Thank you Carrie
Take your broken heart, and make it art -Carrie Fisher to Meryl Streep
When you can’t say it in words
... say it in art.
watching water drops turn to birds
So, I've been missing poetry in my life, or more like, missing the poetry of life. I used to get my fill by watching period costume pieces (think
Empowering questions*
I've got no idea what to write today, so perhaps it is time to feed my mind some new questions to chew on. Such as; What can I do right now to
The Inside on Fight or Flight
If you've ever had a panic attack, you know what the physical "flight or fight response" feels like. The rapid heart rate, dark, narrow vision and
Beauty for the highly sensitive person
I've recently seen a very interesting, thought provoking, yet wildly violent and dystopian movie, and I'm not sure that was a good idea. Like many
THAT kind of mom
I hoped I'd be one of those awesome moms that was super-conscious, sensitive and mindful, until I realized I was becoming one of those "literary"