It’s been almost 8 years since I started my first website. I’ve shared pieces of myself with friends and strangers along the way. I’m always much too aware of the feedback (both positive and negative) that continues to motivate me when all I sometimes want is a vacation from thinking…time away from the flashing cursor on a blank page. Ever notice the cursor flashes at almost the same rate your …

I’m one of those people that does mental check-ins and asks myself this question on a regular basis. I know there are others that wonder if there is “something more.” My brand of “something more” and “is this it?” is like this uneasy feeling that gnaws at the back of my mind. Sometimes it’s a mere whisper and other times it’s screaming. It often serves as my own compass that …

A few years ago, my mother came to visit. Our relationship is complicated, so needless to say, the tension was running high. My husband and I were bickering (about who knows what) and later in the evening, my mother commented on how she couldn’t understand why we were fighting. She mentioned that in her opinion, we lived “The American Dream.” Prior to her saying this, I’d never really viewed my …

From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens -
the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house,
and the garden of the mind’s eye. — Katherine S. White
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