“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”   - Carl Sandburg

Time is top of mind for me because two life events converged last week.  I celebrated...

The other night I received a text from my friend who prints mugs for me.

He was grappling with a frustrating situation concerning his mother’s friend.  This friend wanted to borrow his spare car and she would not let up on her requests.  He made one excuse after another as to why...

My father-in-law gave us a jade plant many years ago.  We planted it in a red ceramic pot and placed it in our bathroom.

For years, this jade plant grew at a minimal pace.  It wasn’t a very pretty plant, sporting thin branches and sparse green leaves.  I don’t have much...

I remember, as a little girl, my mom would walk us up the street to a park that was in the center of our little town.  It had swings and a steel slide that would burn our skin as we slid down.

My favorite was the seesaw. 

The trick of the seesaw was that each person had to scoot forward...

After over a year, I am finally back at the gym.

It hurts so good.

Sitting on the toilet was a bit of a challenge last week, but my thigh muscles have recovered.

Muscles have memory.  Despite being neglected, my body is beginning to remember how it felt to be challenged.  I took the...

I spent last week with my family in Missouri.  We hadn’t seen each other, face to face, in 20 months.  Now that we are all fully vaccinated, I felt comfortable traveling.

We drove from New York to Missouri and traveled through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.  I was...

What do you see when you look at this cartoon?

What emotions do you feel?  What phrases come to mind?

How would you describe what’s going on?



This 2019 cartoon by Peruvian political cartoonist Carlin (not to be confused with the late comedian George Carlin) has sparked discussion,...

What’s your secret desire?

What’s the one thing you wish for, the tiny spark hovering in the back of your mind? What do you dream about in the dark quiet, when everything else falls away and you are left with only your thoughts?

What would happen if you let that secret desire out of...

I received my second Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shot on Monday.

They warned me that I would experience more side effects this time around.  I had a headache for 36 hours after the first shot, so I was braced for impact.

Well, I didn’t have a headache, but I was pooped yesterday.  I...

This year marks 26 years since I graduated from college.

I entered freshman year as a teaching candidate, on track to teach elementary school.  Seven of eight roommates were also slated to enter the teaching track.  This was purely a coincidence, not a housing assignment.  It...

There’s a scene from the amazing comedy sitcom, Schitt’s Creek, season 3 - episode 4, where David is a nervous wreck to take his driving test.

Alexis gives her brother the best advice, and it is something we should all remember…

Nobody Cares.

Nobody is thinking about you, the...

When I first started coaching professionally, I found a mentor who could guide me.  He had traveled this path before and was willing to share the struggles and triumphs so I could learn from his example.

He is very successful and I admire what he has achieved. 

Early in our working...