It’s true. Our breath is always waiting to bring us to the next place. Our nature when in fear or flight is to hold our breath. Holding it in. Holding it together. Holding back the tears, the trauma, even the triumphs. In this

I found out recently on a dating app of all places that Robert Frost's poem, "The Road not Taken" was actually a poem written as a joke to his friend the poet, Edward Thomas. When they went out walking together,Thomas couldn't

On Sunday when I got to the beach, the first thing I saw was a boat speeding across the water. I smiled and said, "Hello Paul". One of my brother's favorite things to do was to chase the ferry across

Imagine one morning waking up and saying, "I can't do life like this for one more day."  I bet we all can imagine. My friend Dr. Mark McMahon was driving his car three weeks after his father had died and

Everyday a note from the Universe comes into my inbox. Often times I miss it and other days it catches my attention.  Here was today's message:  "See? I told you everything was lining up for you, Louisa; that the right people were headed your

On Friday morning at 5:30am my sister texted me "let the fairy tale begin". I was on my way to Home Depot to pick up a cargo van to move into my new place.  Over Labor Day weekend I had been

It's been a while since I've written. How are you really?  My dear friend J.D.  would ask this question and you would pause because he was waiting for your really. I wish I could call J.D. and hear those words. He created

Recently, I found myself at the beach at low tide. It was a crisp, sunny sixty-degree day and my walk stopped when I came upon the rock jetty, fully exposed by the receding waters.  I sat down to clear my head and

I am not a patient person and "Good things come to those who wait" is probably my least favorite inspirational phrase.  One of my favorite modern day mystics Richard Rudd shares that, "Impatience is the cause of vast problems in our world

On Saturday night I drove right into a snow white-out.  I left my house with small flurries floating in the air. I turned up a hill into a snowstorm, and quickly lost all visibility.  I intentionally do my best to avoid the snow and not drive in