Through this writing space I give you my experiences and losses - fresh, real, and fully me. I want to help those who grieve navigate these waters and find a steadiness in living that leads to a “new normal” in the story of your life. Words can fly 1,000 miles. May my words fly far.
I really like my esthetician, Isabel. She is from Colombia, she is kind and gracious, and her eyes seem lit with joy every time I see her. But Isabel does not like my moles. I prefer to call them beauty marks. She prefers to call them unnecessary. She wants them off my face. She says they’re not […]
A Letter to The President
It’s significant to me that the presidency for America’s first African-American president will come to a close next Thursday, January 19, 2017. It’s significant to many, many people in my life, throughout the nation, and around the world. It’s significant to pause and consider America changed her history eight years ago and elected her first-ever […]
Finding Me Truth #10: The Unexpected
Amazing how years after a loss, the grief can still be so debilitating & quite unexpected. Reflecting and grateful for the pain. It means I have loved. “Grief is love’s souvenir. It’s our proof that we once loved. Grief is the receipt we wave in the air that says to the world: Look! Love was […]
