“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally …
Underbeing
I read something recently that stopped me in my tracks. For my entire adult life, I have been aware of, preaching against, and trying to avoid Instructor Burnout. Pouring so much energy, time and …
Anything Can Be
"Listen to the mustn'ts child, listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me. Anything can happen child, …
What Are You For?
Are you tired of it yet, the endless complaining about what is wrong? The world (and social media) is full of critics and naysayers. I'm a Pollyanna, often naive by choice. It's more peaceful over …
Everyone…
Wow. What a year we are winding down from. Here we sit in the gap between two years, looking back at a crazy election (to put it mildly), and looking forward to a lot of uncertainty. One thing we do …
The Simple Things
Two weeks ago, the man who gave me my name left this world, and in doing so, left a huge hole in my heart. I miss him. And I am filled with gratitude that I learned to forgive before it was too …