Category: Course Correction
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The Rebellion of Returning to Myself
My Declaration I am no longer living like a ghost in my own story.For too long, I have mistaken exhaustion for devotion and silence for peace. I wrapped myself in duty until I could no longer feel where I ended and others began. That era is over. This is my…
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Live a Little
It has been brought to my attention that I need to write more. I apparently stated in my last post 6+ months ago that I was going to write more. Well that did not happen. My mother’s decline due to dementia had caused me to go into survival mode and…
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The Right Shoes
A girl in the right shoes can conquer the world. I don’t know that I can conquer the world on roller skates, but I do think I can take control of my own with them. In 2021, I put on skates for the first time since the early 2000s. I…
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Will Cheese and Whine Lead to Contentment?
Everyday is new, but everyday is also the same. At 50+ years old, it feels as if there is nothing I haven’t seen or heard. The basic routine is on repeat. I’m bored with TV and movies. Hollywood doesn’t seem to have any original ideas anymore. The plot in every…
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Discouraged Encourager
I was taught that how I treated others would determine how they treated me, but my life had shown me that love was transactional.