Writing
Does a “getting things done” mindset interfere with relationships?
Have you ever had what seems like an aha moment, but as soon as the lightbulb switches on, you realize it was a truth you’d always known? This was one of those times.
Continue ReadingPurpose–it may be simpler than you think.
I’ve never had a day when I couldn’t get out of bed. Yesterday, I wondered if it would be the first.
Continue ReadingDistraction in the time of COVID-19.
Today, I needed a distraction. My emotions are so close to the surface, I can’t even watch or read happy and uplifting stories without crying because they remind me how much is at stake
Continue ReadingMom would have been proud.
Mom was one of the biggest supporters of my writing journey and my goal of publishing my memoir.
Continue ReadingGiving up may help you move forward.
This past week, although my creative mind has been churning out ideas, the mechanics of writing–for an audience reading a literary or mainstream publication–got the best of me. I gave up.
Continue ReadingWhen your brain can’t multitask.
My brain can’t multitask. It has folders for important information, and if the folder is closed, new data doesn’t get in.
Continue ReadingPersonal growth—before, during, and after.
As hard as After is to write, the final chapter makes it all worthwhile. My journey of personal growth was long and arduous, but I survived. As did my son.
Continue ReadingBirthday: What it births within us.
Today, I am 59 and 364/365ths. Tomorrow, I turn 60. Happy Birthday to me. Other than semantics—“I am 59” vs. “I am 60”—the difference between today and tomorrow for me isn’t insignificant. Sometimes one day does make a huge difference. Yesterday’s mid-term elections, for example. And, of course, the presidential election of 2016. That year, my…
Continue ReadingI'm listening, universe.
I don’t think it matters where the important messages come from. What matters is listening.
Continue ReadingLetting go of a dream.
Two years ago, I started a blog called The Well Nested Life; this month, I’ll close that site down. I’ve moved all my blogs over to this current site, so I’ve retained my words, but I have to say goodbye to the dream. Closing my blog feels like I’m losing an old friend. With some brainstorming…
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