I love trains: the rhythmic sound of them hurtling down the tracks, the predictability of them flying by at the same time each day, their...

"Deconstruction doesn't actually mean "demolition;" instead it means "breaking down" or analyzing something (especially the words in a...

Dear 2016: As hard as it is, I need to say goodbye. You were good to me. You were patient, kind, and loving. You watched quietly as I...

After a week of non-stop, mind numbing GOING, I'd had it. Call it whatever you want... information overload, mind meltdown, cranium...

change CHānj/ the act or instance of making or becoming different. If you would have asked me 10 years ago my thoughts on human change,...

I've got a long way to go when it comes to meditating and getting still. My mind generally wanders to more important things like "...

Today is my last day of vacation. I don't have the sad chore of packing up the car to make a long drive home, and I don't have to rush ...

Words are only one way Truth is revealed. The universe is constantly delivering less tangible "Language of the Gut" messages (sent...

hap.pi.ness noun: the state of being happy synonyms: pleasure, contentment, satisfaction, cheerfulness, merriment, gaeity, joy,...

Tomorrow is my daughter’s 19th birthday. About a month ago, and again yesterday, she lamented its arrival. “What IS nineteen anyway?" ...

Some days, I just can’t spit it out. The story in my head takes me eight minutes to tell you about when I really could’ve summed it all...

I really need to get off my ass. In my quest for creative self-fulfillment, I’ve vowed to release a blog post once a week. If you’re...

I’ve always been the type to roll her eyes at those women who lamented turning 50 (or 40, or whatever). I’d hear them talk about getting...

Sometimes, the things that free us—writing, singing, painting–are the very things we’re afraid to tap into because when we do (and are...

Discomfort: A word perfectly fitting for ramblings about things like endings and change and fear of the unknown. Some people embrace...

This year, my sister Sue picked “Choice” as her word to live by. It’s a liberating word, giving each of us the opportunity to select...

January is a sneaky month, each year showing up with its quiet chilly whisper telling us it’s okay to shake off yesterday and start...

I've become a creature of habit, my heart happily tick-ticking to the predictability of my days. Alarm clock set for 4:30. First cup of...

And so it is: I've completely lost my innate sense of how to parent. Poof, gone, evaporated. My daughter graduated from high...

In this world, there are two things I am not: 1. A Physicist and 2. A runner. I adore simple words over science and a brisk fall walk...