“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ~Winnie the Pooh First, let me say if there ever was a greater poet…… Second let me say, read Winnie’s thoughts again.  I read this recently and thought how privileged am I?  To have someone who impacted my life so much, and… Read More

What if you lived each day trying to please only one person?  What if every decision you made and followed through with made you feel content and satisfied within your soul. What if, you focused each day on making yourself proud? You went through each day, following your own gut, not what others are saying,… Read More

What if you walked through life as if it was the last time you were going to see your surroundings.  Follow along… You’re driving the same street you take every day, but today you notice the trees are so green, and the second house on the left has a tree swing. You’re walking along the… Read More

I saw this saying recently – “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” Etty Hillesum Believe it or not, I do my best thinking when in two situations: letting Penelope outside or when I lay in bed, morning, noon or night. The reason is… Read More

Recently I ran across these adjectives and it stopped me in my tracks. Delirious in this instance is an over-the-top feeling of excitement like you might combust. Afterglow is clearly that feeling you get where your walking on air, your bucket is now overflowing. We all owe it to ourselves to determine the last time… Read More

I always thought the saying “One day at a time” generally applied to those in a recovery program, but recently it has been echoed in my conversations among friends and family. Death is a funny thing. The impacts on your soul can hit you like a mac truck or sneak up and surprise you. Everyone… Read More

I walked into the post office earlier this week and front and center is a kiosk with gift cards.  One of the slots read “Find what you love, love what you find.” I read it not once, not twice but three times.  On the third time, I think I literally said “YES” out loud! It… Read More

I have spent so much time this past month going through old pictures. I found over 5 albums packed with pictures from my mid-twenties, trips to the beach house, The Irish Express (St. Patrick’s bar crawl in Philadelphia), and countless New Years Eve’s.  It really took me back, so much so, I grabbed them all… Read More

When trauma hits, people handle it differently. The last month or so watching my brother wither away left me absent-minded and tired most of the time. It was hard to do normal tasks so things like home organization or regular workouts fell to the wayside.  With that comes, losing some things, like the extra set… Read More

I have been very blessed to surround myself with those who care about me as much as I care about them. In the good times, it is easy and fun and you walk away after seeing each other with buckets overflowing. In the hard times, meaning you are going through something, it is an overwhelming… Read More