One Tiny Peep

by | Feb 10, 2016 | General

I found a baby bird and he lived for three days. I fed him with a syringe, and when he wasn’t sleeping nested in one of my old scarves, he danced around on my desk. We named him Peep. Peep died in front of me, about eight o’clock Sunday morning. I was sitting...

Why Do We Hide From The Truth

by | May 15, 2014 | General

Why do we spend so much emotional energy hiding from the truth? Although I’d started and stopped tons of blog posts about how we communicate what we feel, nothing was coming together. So I thought I’d take a break. I told myself I was just distracted and busy and that...

Grief is a Kite

by | May 3, 2013 | General

Grief is the universal emotion. Every one of us will grieve someone or something at some point in our lives. Our challenge is not to hide from grief, but to feel it. I know it’s an overwhelming emotion. I think this is because we fear that we may never return to...

Are You A Ruminator?

by | Nov 29, 2012 | General

Liz is angry at her husband’s doctor. Henry, her husband of twenty-one years died six months ago of heart related issues and Liz has been spitting mad ever since. When her friends ask if she’s talked about her feelings with the doctor, Liz screams… NO! ARE YOU...