Being a fairly new non fiction writer (publicly) and first time author (Your VividLife, An Invitation to Live a Radically Authentic Life) after being behind the scenes as curator and…
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Painful endings, beautiful beginnings. Life. Messy and Lovely. Life. Stormy nights, and sunny days. Life. Roller coasters, funnel cakes and rained out parades. Life. A new friend, an old friend. …
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OMG! So if you know me (and once you read my book you will) you know that nature is my ‘guru’ and Wow oh Wow! Is it speaking to me…
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I’m not traditional by any sense of the word. Radically authentic is more like it. Often times I spent more time with my nose against the wall or in the…
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The dictionary describes Destiny as “the hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future; fate.” Do you believe in fate and destiny? Perhaps we believe that requires…
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When you’re about to make a major announcement (My book cover) and your conditioned selves start putting up their hands… “No one cares what you have to say.” “You’re not…
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i want to wither away into the country, live in a tiny house, bake bread and run bare foot in the woods. just me. no grueling headlines, misunderstandings, conflicts, projections.…
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What I share is raw, real and emotional. It’s the outer expression of my inner journey. It’s not all neat and tidy, because I don’t have it all figured out,…
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Sitting here writing this reflection on a shattered computer, the very computer I slammed down just before I heard the words “he’s dead”, that shattered our hearts. And it’s still…
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The decorations are down, company’s gone, and I’ve kissed my husband goodbye, watching out the window as drives down the laneway, thinking “this could be the last”. A harsh reality…
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The holidays can be a double edged sword. For those fencing with grief such as myself and my family, for those without means, for those who struggle with family dynamics…
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In light of the year behind us, the moment before us, and the year ahead of us… As I sit here listening to a new album (Leon Bridges) I received…
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“Searchers” “Some people do not have to search – they find their niche early in life and rest there, seemingly contented and resigned. They do not seem to ask much…
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Two days ago as I drove along the highway home with my husband I said I wanted to die. Two years of a crazy fucking turbulent life and the suffering…
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I understand this on such a deep level. Being ostracized, bullied and beaten to the point of almost taking my own life. I did whatever I could, and…
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Each and every one of us has a different story; people and experiences that have shaped and shifted our understanding of ourselves and the world that surrounds us. There are…
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This morning I was about to share an article with my comment being the middle finger emoji (and I practiced conscious action vs. reaction… deep breathes). Why? Because the article…
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I have never known grief the way I have got to know it in the months since my brother passed suddenly. I had grandparents and other relatives pass but nothing…
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My friend and Irish Poet Dave Rock is writing personal love poems. It could be a poem for a partner, a child, or even for yourself. You just answer some questions via…
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I know times are turbulent for so many right now; politically, socially, financially. All amongst our individual everyday challenges which can be enough to break us on their own. And…
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Who knew that this left handed kid from the ghetto, who struggled to find himself against the resistance of the world. From his first grade teacher who tried to change him…