Threads

Tonight I was invited to share a bit of my life story with a group of friends. I’ve shared parts of my story many times before, including all around this blog. However, it was the first time in a long time where, in the course of telling my story, I didn’t feel compelled to talk […]

Colourful

Life didn’t go the way I planned. But it’s certainly turning out more colourful than I ever could have hoped for.

It’s Okay

It’s okay to be tired. It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to be uninspired. It’s okay if you don’t know. It’s okay if you make mistakes. It’s okay to stand your ground. It’s okay if you feel happy. It’s okay if you feel sad. It’s okay if you feel many things deeply. It’s not […]

Broken Ships

I stumbled on an interesting thing at work today: a museum for broken relationships. Filled with everything from torn up photographs to belly button lint to an “ex-axe,” the museum displays physical items — remnants of broken relationships — alongside the contributors’ stories attached to them. While the physical museum is located in Zagreb, Croatia, […]

Dead Reckoning

“So how’s the writing going?” An innocent question asked out of genuine care and interest pierces my heart. As any writer probably knows, any writer who hasn’t been writing, because… because. This simple question shines an unwelcome light into the darkest recesses of my cringing soul, through the secret back entrance that was foolishly left […]

Scene Of The Crime

Eleven years ago today, I got married. Four years ago today, I faced my first January 9th as a newly single, brokenhearted person. Today – for the first time – I returned to the scene of the crime.

Four Long Years (not an election post)

Four long years And I don’t know where I’ve gone But I’m awake now… Life goes on -Bronze Radio Return Four long years ago my life changed forever. It had nothing to do with the US election, but the date will always be reminiscent of that moment in my timeline when everything changed. Four years […]

Sometimes It’s Okay Not To ‘Get Over It’

“But what if the greatest secret insider trading truth is that you don’t ever get over the biggest losses in your life?” -Anne Lamott The scary thing about books is that sometimes the characters jump clean out of the pages and into your life. This is what happened the other day when I was innocently […]

A Piece of Eternity

Last Thursday I put my phone on airplane mode and set my life on monastery mode. I spent four nights – three full days – at a Benedictine monastery situated on a dairy farm in the hills above Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. I settled quite easily into monastery life, attending the many services each day […]

Off The Grid

Sometimes you need to go off grid to get back on track. For a while now, I have been feeling a strong need for a retreat, to practice stillness, to wait, to be rather than do. In her book, “When the Heart Waits,” Sue Monk Kidd writes, “Aligning ourselves – heart, body, mind, and spirit – into […]