Will I or Won’t I?
“The first time the thought of giving arises, act on it.” A Buddhist teacher, Joseph Goldstein, suggested this…
Renunciation?
Last weekend attending the writer’s workshop felt like coming home to my people. The other writers shared my…
Listening To Naysayers
I’m ready to dive into a 3-day weekend writing retreat with Laura Davis, which begins–today! While creating my…
Is this Rational?
As I inch closer to seventy-seven years old, it feels important to decide how I want to spend…
It takes a village
Yesterday morning, as I picked a pair of earrings from my drawer, recently organized by Nina, I felt…
Saved By Loving Self
I’ve been wanting to write about self-love but hesitated, fearing it would sound narcissistic. But many spiritual tomes…
Saved By A Sister
Looking back at my childhood, I wish I could have told someone the feelings of insecurity and abandonment…
Saved By A Son
I’m too excited and restless to write much of a post tonight. The day has disappeared, and I…
I Hit Send!
On Monday, as I put the finishing touches on the manuscript for my second memoir, and right before…