I feel like I’m at a railroad changing station. I used to live close enough to the railroad yard to know what that sounds like. Late at night I hear the screeching brakes, high pitched and irritating. That followed by…
What is my superpower? My area of expertise? Well, it’s not easy. Not everyone can do it, or at least not do it well. It’s a talent I’ve crafted and refined over a lifetime . . . and I’ve really…
I went to the doctor this week to get established as a new patient here in my new town. Of course, they took my weight. Okay, nothing I didn’t already know. Then they measured my height. I’ve lost two inches!…
You wanna know what makes my jaw drop in awe and my eyes grow moist? It’s the realization that the dream I seek, seeks me, too. I’m not alone in the dreaming. To know it’s not a one-way stretch, to…
We moved into our new home . . . with so much to unpack. Ay caramba! My routine was lost. My annual planning book, my favorite gel pen, my writing journal – all MIA. I almost went Missing In Action.…
We went out to dinner last week and a friend commented that she likes my boots. I shared that these boots were designed by Carlos Santana. I bought them when I moved from Los Angeles to rural Indiana. I like…
Happy New Year! I hope you’re as excited about 2024 as I am. Here’s why: My commitment this year is to show up and play full out. Every week. What does that mean? It means I won’t hold back or…
As I began to consider how to finish out this blog for 2024, it occurred to me to go back to the beginning of 2023 to see what I had written about the coming year. I was quite happy with…
I’m on the move. I’m moving. Literally. Even as you read this, I am packing the dishes and coffee cups because the movers are on their way and Ray and I will be in our new home tomorrow (Monday). We’re…
I’ve been wondering about the negative fallout of unfulfilled commitments. Like I recently committed to myself to go to the gym at least every other day. Then three days in a row I meant to go, but I didn’t. That…