life, unadulterated
looking back and looking ahead in preparation for 2023
My plan for 2023 is to develop a healthy mindset as an author-entrepreneur and build my writing and publishing business on this robust foundation.
life, unadulterated
happy birthday to me!
Because I turned 42 ...
on writing
celebrating wins
Dying Wishes is sold at an auction and, in a separate development, will be stocked in a local independent bookstore!
life, unadulterated
the dance of the heart and mind in grief
... because there is no right or wrong way to grieve, just as there is no right or wrong way to die.
life, unadulterated
in memory of my aunt: being human in a time of grief
My aunt died today. And even in her death, she taught me something valuable.
life, unadulterated
the happiness that was neither in the mountains nor in the Tesla
the oft-repeated folly of looking for happiness in every place other than the only one it cares to reside in ...
life, unadulterated
the limitations of language
When language hinders understanding, what keeps us connected is merely the desire to understand each other.
life, unadulterated
an apprentice to sorrow
Lessons from a lifetime spent as an apprentice to sorrow
life, unadulterated
a season of endings
People are leaving. Sometimes it is the longing for a land they once lived in and loved. Sometimes death takes them away. Every departure brings a fresh wave of grief.
life, unadulterated
the impact and importance of representation
How the casting of Simone Ashley in Season 2 of Bridgerton erased decades of cultural conditioning for me
life, unadulterated
the murmur of bees
"... it doesn't matter whether time passes slowly or quickly. What you can be sure of is that, in the end, all you want is to have more." ~ The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
life, unadulterated
on being versus doing
Our time is first of all for us to be... To be alive, to be peace, to be joy, to be loving. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh