Caught: How Angling Captured My Soul
There are things that we are introduced to in life that silently slip into our souls. We are completely oblivious. It often happens in our childhood. Sometimes they capture us right away,…
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Into Focus: How to Find Perspective
Where the wind meets the road. It’s where we live. In a less than idyllic, but moderately functional place. Be honest. Life is a blur. Most days you’re lucky if your shoes…
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The One Question That Can Instantly Shift Your Life
Putting our stories & limiting beliefs to the test “No one wants to be with me because I’m overweight, I’ll never get married or have a boyfriend…” She said this with…
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An Open Letter to the Lifeguard Who Saved A Little Boy
Dear Lifeguard, I don’t know your name, and I’m guessing that you are about high school age. I witnessed you in action the other day as you saved a little boy from drowning at…
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Slow and Steady
Early in our marriage, I remember watching golf on tv with my husband and I just couldn’t understand the point of standing out in the grass swinging at a little ball in…
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An Ode to the Oniony Layers of Grief
When my husband died, a wise woman told me that grief was like an onion. I had no idea what she meant at the time, though I’m sure I nodded my head…
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What is Old? 3 Ways to Know if You’re There
I remember at the age of 9 or 10, I thought people in their 30s were old. They also seemed to have perfect lives, and didn’t have to deal with any of…
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Collecting Moments
We all experience times when it feels like we are just floating from day to day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday – the days running and blurring together. Sometimes we manage…
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Wanting to Lose
How do you choose who to be? On Christmas Eve, my favorite night of the year, I send personalized texts (no mass holiday texts ever please!) to those dearest to me saying…
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A New Generation: Thinking Required
Standards. I’ve lived my entire life with them — higher than most, always changing, and ever present as a compass to the progress in my life. Today’s society reject standards. In lieu…
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