It’s nice to meet you. I’m a mom and nature lover, but more than that, I love the nature inside myself and how that has fed all of the other parts of me. My favorite places at home are in the barn, in the gardens, and under the silver maples…

I have my doubts — I’ve been accused of being selfish. It was quite a regular occurrence for the last few years of my marriage. Most of it was behind my back, using words like self-absorbed, ego-centric, and narcissistic. They were words spoken to my children about me by the man I was fully dedicated…

the body doesn’t forget… — My heart has been through a lot lately. As a 48-year-old woman, with no familial connection to heart issues, I have been searching the depths to find out why. Yes, I’ve experienced heartbreak. Some of that has been long and drawn-out…years and years of being shoved aside and misunderstood. Some…

It’s time they went their merry way — Years and years of overworking, outperforming my own resources, and the effects of high expectations of others have brought me here…to my knees. After DO-ing for everyone, facilitating the lives of my own children, others’ children, and an ungrateful man, and ignoring my own needs for quiet, calm, and downtime…

A tricky bitch of a word — The other day after church, I was discussing the concept of spiritual maturation with my pastor. It’s something I’ve thought a lot about, having gone through a complete and utter deconstruction (or destruction) of my childhood faith. I’ve come a long way since then. The shelf-breaking moment for me allowed…

And an Echo…and sending in a heart monitor — Self-care is a whole racket nowadays. It supposedly looks like girls’ and guys’ nights out, pedicures, naps, baths, walks in the park, hot tea, and relaxing music. Sounds awesome. Sign me up! Self-care is vitally important for our nervous systems. The barrage of information we have to manage each day…

to the dream of the perfect lover — Last weekend was a little difficult to say the least. After writing my blog about January 6th, I was contacted by the very man I wrote about. I had blocked his number in my phone. I had blocked his email from my inboxes. There was a reason I had done…

It has “de-evolved” to where we are today. — We’d all like to think we live in a world of progress. We have learned from the past, people are living longer, we are smarter, the sharing of information has made us super-human, and we are immune to the myopia of the past. We think, anyway. However, those of us…

Let’s normalize it, okay? — This sweet Canada goose is a resident of the city park I frequent. He is very sweet and trusting, as I’ve spent some time with him, just close enough for him to get used to me. As I take my daily walks, sometimes I see him standing on one leg…