Always Starting…The Art of Never Giving Up
Journal of a journey through life, true love and lessons learned along the way.
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Like a page out of a book or, at the very least, a very finely crafted itinerary, I was off to the annual girl's trip with great expectations. I was ready for a break. I was "crispy" in all aspects of my life. I thought maybe some time away would... Continue Reading →
The irony of realizing that I have not posted one blog since pouring my silent retreat experience into words. Silenced for three months? Or a life that has been so noisy there is no room for thought? Or pure avoidance of sitting in one more thought in silence? Whatever it is, here I sit, not... Continue Reading →
Writing is the act of letting it all pour out of you, a waterfall of words that smother a voice from within holding hostage in silence everything that means something.
Stop treating me like a woman. Start treating me like a partner. L.
I had the privilege today of being a Moderator for Castell Project which is a nonprofit that provides organizations in the hospitality industry tools and support to accelerate development of their high-potential women. My topics as shown in the picture included the one I chose for my blog tonight; Finding your voice. I have a... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA1nGPM9yHA The song by Everlast always serves as a reminder of why I have learned to embrace my journey instead of hide it. I have been through more than the average bear in 48 years and some of those tales are not ones you put on BLAST! But it has made me WHO I am... Continue Reading →
There was a time that everything could be solved with ice cream and cookies, macaroni and cheese if I needed something warm and the oh so wonderful and oxymoronic DIET Coke! Those days are 3.5 years behind me but the work is still in front of me as I continue to stave off cravings and... Continue Reading →
Medication or Meditation...that is the question. Or is it? It is astonishing to me how many people have reached out to me after posting "The Smiling Faces of Depression" and to date the "mental health" tags in my blogs have received far more views than any other subject matter. It is clear that I have... Continue Reading →
I had a great conversation with my Aunt this week, I asked her what she thought of the last few blogs that were born out of my reactions to the books I am currently reading and she said "I didn't love them". I wasn't surprised because quite frankly, neither did I. Her point was that... Continue Reading →
Oh boy have I found the book! This is the one that confirms that everything I am doing is RIGHT to WRITE! This man's journey is he truest testament of resilience. My son turned me on to this book and I have barely been able to turn it off. The book is from David Goggins... Continue Reading →
Always Starting...The Art of Never Giving Up 