
He Broke Our Vows But Not My Spirit
This November, November 2017, will mark four years that I have been single. This November will mark four years from when my former husband finally got up the nerve to confess that he no longer wanted to be married, because in his words, marriage was too hard. This November will mark four years of me finding my way to my center, to my peace . . . after spending more time than I care to discuss angry and regretful and lost. Four years ago my former husband broke our vows, but y

Watch What You Are Feeding
Earlier today I was reading an article titled “The Tale of Two Wolves”. Though there are several variations of the tale, one that even substitutes wolves for dogs, this particular tale was about a conversation that a grandfather was having with his grandson where the grandfather was essentially explaining that we all have two wolves inside of us: a good wolf and a bad wolf. The good wolf is kind, caring, and does nice things. The bad wolf is mean, deceitful and does vindictiv

Courage to Jump
On October 7, 2017, I celebrated my 50th Birthday. By all accounts turning 50 is a big deal. And to the extent it is a big deal, many choose to do something big. Unlike most, my something big was to jump out of an airplane. Yup. I wanted to go skydiving. And thanks to the generosity of my youngest son, skydiving is exactly what I did. Now, had someone asked me five years ago or even three years ago what I wanted to do for my 50th Birthday, jumping out of an airplane would hav