Lonely or alone? It can be a frame of mind. I have been in both mental places at different points in my life and I definitely prefer alone. “Alone” gives us freedom; it let’s us decide what we want to do and who we want to be. It builds our character, heals our hearts. “Lonely” can bind us, cripple us, dig a pit below and around us and fill it with pain. It says we NEED someone else to be happy, to live the best life, the best us. Do we need others to be happy? Not really (or

A friend of mine has a friend (we will call her Penny) who was hit by a falling tree. She ended up paralyzed from mid-chest down. She was 46 years old. Still fairly young and plenty of life left to live. Think about that. Put yourself in her shoes. A tree  fell on you, you are embolized, and you don’t know how it’s going to end. Will you survive it? Will you have lasting issues? Can you feel your legs? How would you react?   A few days after the accident, my friend went to vi

A picture tells a thousand words… But we need the words to explain what we are feeling. The reason I do a blog poem occasionally is...

Imagine being on a European tour. Then imagine stopping off in Italy and walking through Leonardo Da Vince’s house, all while considering...

How do I move      When moving hurts?   How do I feel      When pain dominates?   Is there another side      Where I can linger – in...

We have some fabulous singers with angelic voices in our family, but do we know WHO ELSE in the family can sing? Some people don’t care...

Do you love sparkles on lakes, rainbows on bubbles, the rustle of leaves on a tree… Did you know the absence of all color is white and...

Rustling leaves, spectacular colors, warm days (most years) and cooling nights; rain or dry, autumn is a bit magical. Unseasonably warm...

You can feel it rise from the pit of your stomach – or is it the pit of your soul? You can’t help it; suddenly the floodgates burst, and...

When I was in high school, one of the cool things to do was to patch your jeans – whether there were holes to fix or not. One of the two...

And then there is my mother’s family– (Last week was my bunch.) As both our parents were highly intelligent, we are all brilliant (if I...

For our anniversary, one of my sisters gave my husband and I a plaque that says “We are one CRAZY happy FAMILY.” She clearly gets us. Our...

My husband likes to google stuff. Some is intentional searching and some of it is just random. Something looks interesting, so he dives...

There are different kinds of tiptoeing. The first most logical one is physically walking on tiptoe to make as little noise as possible....

Tiptoe through life      Afraid of what’s next? I sit on a rock and time passes…      The hard surface reminds me of some people’s...

I dreamt off and on one night about writing a blog and, mostly, about my black beads. The necklace is long, heavy, and shiny with two...

We are strong. We are amazing. We can overcome. Many of us are excited about what can come out of a new season of political shifts. Many...

Remember that perfectly painted portrait I’ve told you about that hung in the house I lived in during my early years? The eyes followed...

Did you ever go to dump a vitamin in your hand and come up with an empty capsule? It has happened to me a few times. The first time, I...

Babies and children are amazing. The rapid pace they learn at, the natural tendencies that start so young like smiling, laughing, and...