March 15, 2020 was the first day the COVID-19 virus had been detected in my community. My life dramatically changed directions that day. I saw my clients only through telehealth and eventually closed my brick and mortar office. I stopped worshipping in person with my faith community. I stopped feeding the hungry and homeless. Family …
It started with a simple text on Friday night telling me that Mark had died unexpectedly earlier that day. I was stunned, as though I could not catch my breath for a bit. I was in disbelief. And then, I was stunned again. I had communicated with him less than 48 hours before this. The …
Scrolling through Instagram, my eyes stopped at this quote, “Don’t live the same year seventy five times and call it a life.” Then my heart stopped. And my breath. Wow, that resonated with me. As many of my readers know, I recently closed my therapy office and will only be doing therapy virtually. This loss …
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 or death of a loved one, the loss of employment, or the loss of relationships …
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 deliberate decision. My medical care for the past six months has demanded my full …
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 me last week in the form of a gift certificate to a cranial sacral therapist, …
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 about death. And I want to talk about my death. If you are open to …
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 blog. I said to the world, my story matters. My words, my thoughts, my truth. …
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, my silence sent a message. While unintended, the message was on point. The truth is …
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 my thoughts and emotions. This blog is about living an authentic life as I journey …
