Category Archives: Vulnerability

I’ve been in a funk lately.  I get into them from time to time — some of them are situational, some of them are chemical. I’ve gotten so used them that I didn’t really need a medical degree or a visit to a therapist to figure out what led to this last funk. August evolvedContinue reading “Down and Out”

Lessons in giving and receiving support, love, and compliments.

Yesterday I helped a friend come home from the hospital. There were obvious aches and there were pains, but the overarching theme of the afternoon was: whenever you feel pain, remember to breathe. Breathing is so important. Be it in yoga, cardio exercise, or during times of high stress, drawing a full breath from yourContinue reading “In sickness and in health”

I used to think that my pre-teens would be the only time in my life when I could safely say I was at an awkward age. Turns out, being a divorced woman, without kids, in your 40s is a very close second. My awkwardness exists on several planes. First, I’m childless. You don’t grasp theContinue reading “I’m at an awkward age…..”

It’s the new year, and I don’t give a flying fig about resolutions. Resolving to eat better, work out better, or spend less was always something I’ve been conscious of doing. I didn’t need a new calendar year to remind me. I jumped on the ‘choose your word’ bandwagon a few years ago. Rather thanContinue reading “A Word”