#nevertoolate

Facing Change

People sometimes say, “It’s never going to change.” Not true. Things are changing all the time. In fact, the only true constant is...

But are you happy?

The other day I saw a picture of someone I know moving their child into college. I haven’t seen them for some time. Our kids used to play...

Embracing my mess

For most of my life, I was a perfectionist. My OCD was legendary. I was born into a people-pleasing existence and learned early on to...

How I became a writer

(This post is in response to the prompt “How did you become a writer?” for the DIY MFA Book Club that started today. Click here for more...

What gift do you bring?

A few days ago, as I walked down an aisle in Target, I passed by a woman speaking to a clerk. As I wandered past, the clerk nodded his...

More than mere existence

mere: being nothing more or better than During my quiet time this morning, I found myself writing something I frequently say, “I don’t...

You’ve got this…

So you had a bad day. The bad day to beat all bad days. A spirit-breaking, heart-aching bad day. The good news is that your today is not...

Breaking Out

I am at the barrier of my comfort zone and I want to push it. HARD. Not just push it – I want to blow it out of the water. I spent the...