Category: perspective

Unanswered prayers

July 9, 2016

When I was young, a man I loved introduced me to Clint Black, Garth Brooks and country music. By doing so he also introduced me to this song Unanswered Prayers. He just didn’t mean to. He also didn’t love me back. We dated off and on for 10 years.  I remember the nights next to … More Unanswered prayers

bow tie lie

April 27, 2016

Do you have that friend that can be relied upon to have just the right excuse all the time? Maybe it’s your cousin or in-law or someone else in your family.   Always with the best intentions, but it never seems to be the right time for whatever it is that you want to do with … More bow tie lie

chase joy

February 16, 2016

When sorrow is your constant companion darkness has its own beauty.  Glimmers of light appreciated differently than can be experienced in a cloud free, cerulean sky. We are taught to fear the dark.  To watch leery for dangers that lurk in the night.  Alone in darkness is frightening.   Fear we believe in.  We live in.   … More chase joy

rest awhile

January 3, 2016

For the past few years, I’ve taken the opportunity to reflect during the last weeks of December.  With the robust colors of the holiday season whirling by I speculate on a single word to encapsulate my goal for the 12 months ahead.   I am driven by nature, the fact that I select action verbs is … More rest awhile

Dead Man Walking

December 2, 2015

Those three words freak me out. The phrase used in a prison to announce the death row inmate’s walk to the execution chamber.   If you’re old enough, this may bring to mind a soulful Sean Penn advancing down a cold, grey hall while Susan Sarandon, as the dedicated nun, grieves. At work years ago, I … More Dead Man Walking

you are more

November 24, 2015

Values shift. What once was indisposable becomes irrelevant as circumstances change. When I was in the car accident, I grew anxious when it seemed I would be hospitalized during the Thanksgiving holiday.  I was despondent at the thought I’d be in the hospital on Christmas Day.   I could not fathom being away from my small … More you are more