Resignationitis – Do You Have It? Is it contagious?
“I’m always late.” “I’m so disorganized.” “I have no self confidence” “I’m fat” “My self-esteem is like zero.” “I don’t know how to use a [computer, smart phone, GPS, etc],…
A Continual Learning
As much as I love reading, there is an activity I love equally. Learning. I enjoy discovering new things and building my knowledge — about people, history, science, and topics…
Words from Lizzie
It’s been a minute since I last posted anything. I have ideas rattling around in my head, but the words won’t form into anything coherent. I look around at the…
Silencing the Shame
Originally posted on Red Tent Living:
Here’s the truth: no one is harder on me than me. I have an arsenal of shame statements that are ready to take aim…
What’s Your Why?
I recently read an online article by Ed Stych entitled “My High School Classmates’ Obituaries Taught Me to Love Them” ( https://tinyurl.com/y59ddy8k). It wasn’t the title that caught my eye. …
To Be Seen and Known
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” Elie Wiesel Weeks ago I wrote the words that became…
Moving On and Letting Go
My friend Denise tells me that I take things too personally. She’s right, of course. She’s always right. She listens to me as I talk of the latest thing that…
A Mini Memoir in Memes
Sometimes I see memes that really hit the mark and say what I can’t find the words for. Those of you who have read my blog know that it takes…
