The Strings Are A Lie
“The sooner you accept that it was all a lie, the better off you’ll be. You can’t make sense of something so irrational.” Those words stung like hell the first time I’d heard them. In early 2018, in the throes …
Coming Undone
“Sometimes the death of who we used to be is necessary to become who we were meant to be.”
The Heavy Lifting
I didn’t expect the layers of the onion to be so fucking heavy. I figured I’d been staring at it long enough. I carefully selected the knife, holding various ones in my palm and feeling the weight of it. Putting it …
Stepping Into Growth
Lately, I’ve come to accept that my brain is wired in some fascinating ways and that for better or worse – from the positive experiences to the trauma – it’s all shaped me. And I hate to break it to …
Sunday Seven – April 26th Edition
I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in feeling like this month has been the longest year ever. But here we are, barreling towards May, with no real end in sight for many of us as far as the status quo. …
Promises of Spring
Photo Credit: Lisa Mauro, 2020 All Rights Reserved
It seems strange to think that I only took this photo a week ago. Since then, we’ve had a “traditional Colorado Spring”; which is to say we’ve had at least two more rounds of snow with wild temperature swings. It …
The Sunday Seven – Mar. 29th Edition
If Real Life were a sitcom, I’d have solved some major puzzle or fixed some major roadblock in my life in the last seven days. Alas, it’s not and I think many of us are still trying to figure out …
The Gift of Time
A few weeks ago, when it became apparent that I’d be self-isolating, self-quarantining, social distancing or whatever it’s being called in this particular news cycle, I realized that maybe the struggles of the previous year had been a training ground. …
The Sunday Seven
Sometimes the world you thought you knew just crumbles and you’re left staring behind the curtain wondering what the hell just happened.
Friday Five
I’d like to kick off this week’s Friday Five Grats with a MAJOR thank you to the extremely talented Jodi Britten. Jodi is a talented artist who just “gets me”. For instance, I can reach out to her with a …