Day 1: #Trust30 Project "We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other. Our age yields no great and perfect persons." – Ralph Waldo Emerson You just discovered you have fifteen minutes to live. 1. Set a timer for fifteen minutes. 2. Write the story that has to... Continue Reading →
Can I Handle the Seasons of My Life?
I had the pleasure of hearing Stevie Nicks rehearse a performance of "Landslide" this evening. This song has always been a favorite of mine, but the older I get, the more meaningful it has become. On the live version of the song, before she begins she dedicates it to her father. You can hear the... Continue Reading →
The Moon
I. Shadowed craters swirl into a haunting face. II. The moon sings silent "alleluia" fades darkness into muted light. III. Returning every night to me, my lover, my moon. IV. Guiding sailors to shore where women wait at sheening windows, Captain Moon. V. Galileo knew from telescopes of glass that Earth was not a flattened... Continue Reading →
Free Hearted
When I finally take a moment to listen To the bump, bump, bump in my chest There is a question louder than expected, Where have you been? In my head, I reply. Refining my ability to be ambivalent. I read more about people like Angelina Jolie Than I know about the war in Iraq. I am... Continue Reading →
Raise Your Hands If You’re Desperate!
Just typing the word desperate makes me feel uneasy. It's a word I am wholly uncomfortable with because I do not identify myself that way. I'm capable, self-sufficient and charming. Who would want to identify themselves as feeling anything like desperation? (Just ask Teri Hatcher or Eva Longoria.) But yet, we all hold a kernel... Continue Reading →
Use Both Lanes Until the Merge
When you're driving on the interstate and the lane you're in ends in five hundred feet, do you get over into the next lane as soon as you can or do you stay in your lane until it ends before moving over? I always believed the right thing to do was to get over as... Continue Reading →
Visualize the Impossible
If you've ever been to a psychologist's office or read a self-help book, you've probably come across the concept of visualization as a technique for creating change in your life. In the sixth grade, I was very ill. I spent a lot of time in and out of the different hospitals and various doctors' offices... Continue Reading →
What’s With All this Mother Bear Business?
I have a thing for bears. It started years ago when I lived in Boise, Idaho. I was working for a book store with a woman quite a few years older. I saw her as a mentor. She was going through a separation from her husband and had moved from a big house in the... Continue Reading →
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Okay, I admit it. I was inspired to write about secrets because of Project Runway. I know it's on Lifetime now, but I don't care. I'm a loyal fan of the show. As far as reality shows are concerned, at least this one has fashionable people who are talented, creative, unafraid to speak their mind... Continue Reading →
You are a Figment of Your Own Imagination
"Someone else's experience is always a reflection. Your own experience is your reality. The physical world is always a reflection. Your inner world is the reality." -- John-Roger I've been thinking about this quote all week. Not every minute of the day, but it keeps showing up in my head reminding me how true it is,... Continue Reading →
