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I’m still sort of processing all of this. Being a writer was always an ambition of mine. Becoming a bestselling author was something I would hardly allow myself to dream about. Thanks to your support, The Power Within became a #1 Amazon Bestseller and achieved International Bestseller status in the United Kingdom! I am overflowing…
Me: I’m hungry but not terribly motivated. I’ll just roast a red potato or two and toss some tofu in the pan with some generous seasoning. Also Me: Oh, I really need to use up this onion. Oh, that yellow squash is about to go off. So is that red bell pepper. And I need…
This is it, my loves! Thank you to EVERYONE who has supported my art in any form (writing, photography, painting…). Thank you to Nicole Smith Levay for stewarding this project, and especially for your wisdom and compassion. You have guided me out of some of my worst times helping me find my way back into…
Just got my advance copy of the book! Will probably stay up way too late tonight reading these amazing stories. Launch Day is tomorrow (October 29)! eeeeep! I’ll post the link to purchase tomorrow morning. Stay tuned! Here I am walking over to my mailbox in the rain to pick up the package. The weather…
Happy Scorpio Season! I’m a Scorpio moon and I’ve been feeling ALL the big emotions lately. We’re getting very close to the launch of The Power Within: Somatic & Spiritual Stories of Resilience. (Watch this space: I’ll have a link to buy up on the blog soon.). All of these essays, mine included, are very personal…
Earlier this evening, I wrote something in my journal that is beautiful and also incredibly heartbreaking. I have never felt more like myself than I do right now! Not even when I was a kid—because it rarely felt safe to fully be myself. I am immensely grateful to be in this place now, especially when…
I’ve been a writer nearly all of my life (at least as long as I could hold a crayon/pencil/pen in my hand). But now I can call myself an author. I have written an essay that will appear in the upcoming anthology for The Power Within. I’ve known and worked with Nicole for about a…
I knew today’s walk was going to be presence over pace pretty much right out of the gate when I heard meowing in the trees near my apartment. I paused and called out, “Kitty?” and out came this absolutely stunning grey fluffball. He had a collar with a tag and the telltale wet spot on…
You know what one of the great gifts of getting older is? I get to define my Personal Best. Without all of the chatter of other people’s expectations. And my definition of my PB is a lot different than it used to be. I’ve mentioned before that this has been a year of transformation. A…
I took a slightly different route for my morning walk (I also got a late start and it was already hhhhhhhhot outside). I’ve been wanting to photograph this church building for awhile now and this morning was a good scouting trip, even if the conditions were not ideal for getting the shot I wanted1. …