Writer, dreamer, and strategic thinker following my heart and living my life from the inside out
"I wish I had some sort of fairy godmother. I think everyone who is suddenly dropped into an unlikely change of circumstance should get his or her own version of a fairy godmother." - Natalie Taylor The traditional Cinderella-variety Fairy Godmother never appealed to the realist in me. I'm not a woman who has spent... Continue Reading →
There's a resurgence going on in America. Organic. Local-food culture. Farm-to-table. Chefs are celebrities. Reality cooking and baking shows are on every cable channel. Food is the new rock 'n' roll. I am a rock chick at heart. I worked in record stores when they were still called record stores. I worked for a music... Continue Reading →
"Our sensory organs love to lead us astray, and eyes are the most deceptive of all. We rely too heavily upon them. We believe that we see the world around us, and yet it is only the surface that we perceive. We must learn to divine the true nature of things, their substance, and the... Continue Reading →
"Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again." -Anais Nin While sitting alone in a little restaurant in Tivoli to finish reading Susan Cain's book about introverts, my quiet afternoon was interrupted... Continue Reading →
Day 14: #Trust30 Project This is the first summer since I was twelve years old that I haven't worked. When I think back on that particular summer, I remember being so sick and moonfaced from the prednisone prescribed to me while I was hospitalized to control my Crohn's Disease, I wasn't able to play softball even... Continue Reading →
Let It Bespoken 