Most of us have worked with someone that seemed to consume all the oxygen in any room. Their sense of superiority and entitlement was hard to ignore. More than not, they are very outgoing and charming,

Life's meaning... It is a search within one's self held together by the glue of a thousand suns Dripping with history, turning pages in the mind. Remember life's meaning? Dreams do tell when the intellect

Source: A lifetime of trauma preceded her need to delegate sanity in the midst of her frameless reasoning once her fight or flight response was engaged. It always amazed her when logic knocked on her door

Source It was a quiet, summer evening when we were startled by the sounds of sirens permeating our listening space. Spongebob still played in the background as we were jolted to our feet - our two little

A year and a half ago, my husband and I embarked on buying a new home. We had lived in our house for 20 years and were finding ourselves consumed quickly by a major population boom. That's what happens

#3 Prompt First Sentence: Money was spent on drugs and... Source Money was spent on drugs and Italian delicatessen food (with added scotch to top the evening out). Isn't that what all parents do? Mine

My apologies for this heavy piece. I saw the word red rose and my mind just went there. Just a forewarning Source Red Rose Means, "I Love You" It was a windy, blistering cold day in March. The

Source "What's your story?!" You always knew when Nate Sullivan was in the building...that raspy, boisterous laugh had a way of drawing people into his world of sunshine even on a rainy day.

Source It's not often that we venture out into stores these days, but alas my son wanted to go to Hobby Lobby (Holly Lolly, Holly Hobbie, Lolly Bobbie...I fumble with this name always) last night because

As a child, the goal was to avoid conflict at home. On the surface this may have been a non-important goal, but it ultimately afforded me growth and learned-independence. It allowed me time to think, reflect,

Source It was a day better suited for an arctic fox, frigid and cold...wet inside my bones. The bladed wind cut through the artificial layers of my quivering smile as I stood in the cattle line to enter

During the first IFC Championship, we were asked to write about "Love" and I shared the amazing circumstances that led to my husband and I meeting and ultimately falling in love. I had a few

In the past year, I've had to rely on other forms of creative expression in order to release my need to do art. I wouldn't say this is a negative thing. It's only negative if we give in to the negative

It's been a while since I've had a little flutter of wisdom drop in spontaneously. "Either humanity awakens on the other side of this to a Renaissance of life or we lose ourselves within the twilight

On any given day, you will be inundated with the pros and cons of hydroxychloroquine. The division in opinion is, quite frankly, understandable given the under-reported body of data accumulated over the

I hope everyone is doing well. Having a little extra time lately, I decided to make a video to express some of the things I was observing about this pandemic lock-down. As with many of you, I personally

A moment of catharsis is a special blessing that offers the possibility of healing inner fractures. These moments illuminate the deepest and most vulnerable parts of ourselves to the light of deep truth

Source It's been about a year since I last wrote. Life just kind of took a sharp turn. For those that don't know, I had a health crisis last year that abruptly sent me to surgery 3 times to patch up internal

Youtube Video Source This is my first video of this kind. I felt compelled to showcase the hypocrisy in our current state of things. Personally, I think it opens the door to more pressing questions and

2nd, 3rd surgery done. Wasn't problem-free but I'm in recovery mode now and at home! 5 areas of bleeding repaired and I think 3 polyps removed. Feedback was positive as to preliminary impression (colon