Wanting something is entirely different from knowing what you are good at. I know a girl who, while volunteering at a doctor’s office, admitted to cooking up blood-pressure readings, rather than... Read more >>

Most of us perceive our world by placing attention on forms. By this, I mean what we can experience concretely with our five senses. Many of us define ourselves by what our bodies look like, who our... Read more >>

I stand in Fresh Start’s small bedroom taking everything in and pat the bed’s mattress again. Is it really so soft?  Blue Curtain, twin bed, white cover sheet, no closet, a bar for... Read more >>

Have you ever wished Christmas came twice a year? I decided to make that wish come true this year. Well, one can ask, “why not?”— but I like the “why?” a whole... Read more >>

Like a wounded, cornered Doberman, I was irrational and reactive.   My blog was down, non-existent. When you earn your keep by communicating ideas, like I do as a professional speaker, any... Read more >>

I have a problem with people seeing only the “me”  that they want to see. Right off, let me say that when it comes to my children, that’s fine with me. They see... Read more >>

Who am I? I guess that is the question that’s been preoccupying my mind. (Yes! I’ve been trying to remember the word preoccupy for about three whole minutes.) I am a girl that cares what... Read more >>

It doesn’t take getting pregnant for me to appreciate my mum. I always have, often quietly, thinking about how she put up with me, let alone my two older siblings. Now I’m becoming a... Read more >>

Chocolate is beloved by women of the western world. Since childhood I’ve been told this. World War II era films have ambitious suitors promising nylons and chocolate bars to win the... Read more >>

From “Deep Breaths” by Leo Shelton My roots are a safe place External as well as internal They run as long as the Cumberland River And as deep as the values of Look Out... Read more >>