This is easy to share today because it is the first of two poems that has been eye-opening these last two days. It may not be great, or even good, but it has impressed on my heart how lucky I... Continue Reading →
I am great at metaphors and double meanings. After this weekend I don't regret the decisions I have made these last 10 months. I don't regret saying goodbye. My reasons are my own but they are the right reasons. I... Continue Reading →
People say that grief takes time to heal. They say that time heals all wounds. They say that by remembering the lessons that your parent taught you it makes things easier. I've listened to those words for two and a... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/dXQZAwo98KQ Hi Ma. I tried to think of a funny to explain that you've been my mom for 32 years. It didn't make sense - it was Pearl funny, which basically means it wasn't at all. But, would you expect... Continue Reading →
The waves from fellow boats hit the shore complaining about the disruption. I swing back and forth watching the water meet the rocks. I can relate to the waves. The water, clear enough to see the bottom at fifty feet... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I swallowed my pride and I apologized to someone who deserved my apology nearly one year ago. I was scared to death to apologize because I didn't think it was going to go well. I thought, like the... Continue Reading →
Last night I was talking to my best friend and realized that I was shaking. We were laughing about how measurements need to be done correctly, how tired she was, and you know, what friends talk about. Then it hit... Continue Reading →
It's been a weird 24 hours. Not weird in a bad, eerie sense. But a humbling sense. It started off with an article. An article about the need to pay attention to enable healing. The writer talked about being "blocked" with... Continue Reading →
I just saw my reflection blink. I stand before the mirror and look into the eyes that stare back. Some days I don't recognize the girl that stares back. Some days she is my best friend. Other days she mimes... Continue Reading →
From Sand to Gemstones 