“I’m too busy.” Sound familiar? It seems everyone I talk to these days is feverish, busy stuffing their lives with things to do, saying yes, yes to every next challenge, to every next opportunity.  You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? And the subliminal messaging. One that makes you feel guilty and anxious for ...

There is a storm brewingthe air is thick with tensionas silence muffles thedisquiet of a taxed nation a communityin waitinglike a storm brewingon the horizon waiting to showerthe nation witha tempered wrathcontained for too long the heavy rumbleof their voicesan occasional pocketof peaceful protest pushes against thebarriers that canno longer holdtheir pain and distress and ...

Last week, I lost my grandmother, who we called Nanny. It was a shock, but I haven’t been able to just stop and process the loss for more than a few moments at a time since I got the news. It was preceded by the news of the loss of a friend, a mere 24 ...

I don’t know about you, but 2018 came and went. I was barely introducing myself when it waved goodbye. For how fast it came and went, it was a busy year, full of good and bad things. Life deals out bad cards sometimes, and I learned five valuable lessons I’ll need as I head into ...