Eat Grapes and Slow Down in Life
Eat Grapes and Slow Down in Life While eating breakfast this morning I started to pull off a bunch of grapes from the stem. It seemed easier to eat that way. However, as I was eating them... I noticed that I went quickly and didn't think about what I was doing,...
Death has no mercy and grief no timetable.
Death has no mercy and grief no timetable. Two years ago I was on the cusp of what I felt was “soaring.” I was loosing weight. I felt healthy. I was eating right. I was transitioning a business my husband and I built from the ground up over to our son, which in turn...
Still Waters Run Deep
Still Waters Run Deep The ebb and flow of the tide within wears at the consciousness of the soul. Like the ever changing sand scape, our inner core is caught up in the influence of the tides around us. What we choose... how we choose is entirely up to us. We are the...
The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken We all have an internal GPS that guides and directs us on the path of right vs wrong. Which is "right" for us sometimes remains to be seen. To be seen after the fact or after a success or failure. Failure is relative really. If you fail at least...
The Love Cushion…
Learning about the "Love Cushion" and learning to fluff our own. I coined this phrase over the summer of 2014 during some moment in time while I was in deep thought. The Love Cushion is a concept really... With this concept of the Love Cushion comes this...
Five things you didn’t know about Breast Cancer, Stage 0
Five things you didn't know about Breast Cancer, Stage 0 1. That it exists. 2. That the treatment is the same as if it were a Stage 1, which means radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy. 3. Sometimes a mastectomy needs to be performed. 4. A routine mammogram can...
My Winter Assignment
My Winter Assignment ... January.2015 This is the second year I have been given a winter assignment, in the hopes of me "liking winter." It's not a secret that I am NOT a fan of winter. To ease the pains of winter, my friend Missy challenged me to snow angels last...
The Lessons that Jack Bottorf taught
The Lessons that Jack Bottorf taught... I can remember the simplicity of those days. When the only worry was getting to class on time, a poem that needed written, (and was often already done because I just loved to do it) and trying to stay awake in class. In my...
Be Who You Are
...the fan on the gas stove continues to hum following the "poof" sound as the fire has gone out. The room has reached the temperature I have set on the remote. The temperature that I change regularly depending on the moment, and the amount of layers of clothing I am...