Uncertainty Soup
This is such a challenging season in our personal lives and in the life of this country. We are living in a time where a virus has turned our lives upside down. People are struggling with their health, the illness …
Living Brave
The Search for Meaning
I have been silent, missing in action so to speak, for the past six months from my blog. I made a deliberate decision six months ago to stop writing and focus on my own health. Well, actually my body made …
A New Relationship
It’s funny to me how I think I have evolved so much as I travel this path of life. And then, a new opportunity opens my eyes to the potential to grow even more. One such opportunity was presented to …
Going It Alone Part II
Death. That word is a buzz-kill right from the start of the blog post, right? Death is an event or process that we all experience and yet we have a difficult time talking about it. Well, I want to talk …
A New Day
A new day. Wow. My first day with my new website. It seems like a business adventure to some. But to me it is about faith. As I dial down my practice and cut my income, I invested in my …
A Recipe of Grief and Gratitude… All Mixed Up
It is funny to me how loud silence can really be. But, last week a dear person asked me if I was doing okay because I had not posted on my blog in a while. I guess in this case, …
#Metoo
My general approach is to stay away from any sociopolitical topic on this blog. This week has led to an exception. The hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford have compelled me to share …
Check… Check…Check please!
Brandi’s dress pants to the cleaners. Check. Confirm Friday morning’s TV interview. Check. Confirm set up time with Womanspace. Check. Pick up flowers. Pick up food and beverages. Run a vacuum. Communicate with book bloggers who are reviewing my book. …
A Rite of Passage
My love of TEDtalks led me to hear Bob Stein speak about A Rite of Passage for Late Life. Bob spoke eloquently of his need for rituals from a young age and ways he had created them for himself throughout …
A Time to Mourn and A Time to Heal
Last week’s blog post shared the news that my former sister-in-law, Sharon had passed away from a broken neck following a bad fall. The grief was overshadowed by the regret I felt. I had taken space from Sharon during a …
