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“Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” – Robin Sharma The most interesting humans to me are the ones who have been devastated yet find the strength to recreate themselves out of the ashes of what came before. Who did not let their trauma define them or confine them. The…
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That’s right. My age is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. (Name the book/movie…) When I turned 40, my optometrist informed me that my vision is going to change. Remember when your parents started holding small-lettered writing closer then further away before they could read it? Yeah. That happened to…
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A man I was talking to on a dating app long ago said “You are always smiling. Is that a mask, or are you actually that happy all the time?” And I wanted to hang up on him. Because I was giving him my best and he wanted to see behind the mask. Because he…
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I have built my life around survival and fear. That’s the honest truth. A good life, a prosperous and successful life. A life other people would see and feel envy. The job, the title, the salary, the house, the vacations, the education, the friends, the family. Warm, authentic, and outwardly enviable. But I found myself…
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It’s been three years since I stood behind him as he tied that gray ribbon around a fragile branch of the hope tree. The anniversaries never get easier. “Don’t come back.” He said before the surgery. “Finish your vacation.” We left the Happiest Place on Earth a day early and drove home to Phoenix to…
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There’s this weird feeling, being so far down the road of life that I feel like I should have figured this out already while also finding myself finally knowing what I want. What a blessing to be standing in the doorway, the old me wishing me well as I walk away, and the woman I…
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In your 40’s. With baggage and kids. In a digital world where introductions are 200 words or less and a couple of pictures showing your best side in the best lighting. In a million introductions, conversations that feel empty and meaningless, like being on a never ending carousel of cocktail party introductions with people you…
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I’m writing again, Mrs. Collins.For fun. For the joy of it. Because I have lived 42 years on this planet and I have a lot to say. So stick around. If you want. I’m not telling you how to spend your time. I use Oxford commas, and I put two spaces after the period and…