I try to post on this blog once a week. And usually something happens in my life that I can turn into a blog post fairly easily. But I’ve struggled for the past two weeks. My energy wasn’t there. I started posts and then didn’t finish them. I broke my toe two weeks ago and... Continue Reading →
Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day has a special energy for me this year. See, for the first time in many, many, many years, I love myself. I love who I am and what I stand for. I love what I do and I love knowing not only that I love me, but that life loves... Continue Reading →
I have always been a rule follower. I was the good girl in school. I didn't disappoint my parents. I got good grades. I was scared to step out of line. I'm not sure exactly what I thought would happen if I screwed up any part of my life, but I wasn't going to take... Continue Reading →
Why is it that no matter who I talk to, I find out that they are battling demons that remain in their mind from childhood? It doesn’t seem to matter if you are 30 or 40 or 50 or even 80, there are things that happen in your childhood, stories you take on within yourself... Continue Reading →
Almost five years ago a close friend of mine said to me, ‘You know, you’d make a great life coach.’ I looked at her with dismay and disgust and responded, ‘You have got to be fuckin’ kidding me. My life is a mess and who in their right mind would pay me to be a... Continue Reading →
Right this minute, life is perfect. Right this minute, I'm sitting in a hammock, in a slight breeze on a 37 degree afternoon. (That’s 98F if you are reading this in the US). I'm still in a damp swimming costume from a swim at the beach earlier and I stayed in it because it's cool.... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year when people start freaking out about their Christmas gift shopping. This afternoon as I wrapped a few presents, I started thinking back on the past year and the numerous gifts that I have received. A year ago, at the beginning of December 2015, my doctor told me I was on... Continue Reading →
I’ve had a lot of endings in the past couple of weeks. So many so that I’m starting to wish I’d taken out stock in a tissue company. Some endings have been good. My eldest daughter finished high school. My youngest daughter has finished primary school. Some have been bittersweet. With my youngest daughter finishing... Continue Reading →
This past week was my eldest daughter’s graduation from year 10. After a long service, the last speaker was their year Coordinator, the students’ go-to guy who has guided them through their high school years. He has a large physical presence and all of the kids like him because he’s fun and jokes around. But... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, I loved the first day of December because it meant that we could put up our advent calendar. Our advent calendar really had nothing to do with advent, it was a Jingle Jangle Ribbon with 23 jingle bells tied onto a ribbon and a large golden jingle bell at the... Continue Reading →
Believing in Me 