Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
Suicide Prevention Day was September 10. That day, my Facebook feed was emblazoned with posts about mental health, about suicide hotlines, about better resources and improved programs. All excellent and worthy causes. But all I could think about was my college roommate, who took her own life at age 40. Read more
As OMD still sings about hopes and dreams and the ephemeral light of summer fades I know my love for you never will Oh baby those nights we disappeared laughing and speeding into the night in my freedom fighting Camaro The vibrancy of the moment telling us that we were Read more
“Courage is turning toward hard truth, not turning away.” This quote appeared last week on the Facebook page of Brené Brown, popular author, and speaker on vulnerability, courage, and shame. Brown is a scheduled speaker at the tenth annual Conscious Capitalism CEO Summit, October 18–20 in Austin, Texas. I commented Read more
We all may or may not be blessed with grandchildren. I, however, am blessed with a collection of fantastic ones. Isaac, my inquisitive 12-year old, had an assignment in which he was required to interview someone over 30 years of age and ask them to discuss compelling historical events in Read more
“That’s the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people.” ―Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian I met Aurora by accident. I was up in the Arizona White Mountains looking for someone to cut my hair over the Read more
I understand that you couldn’t prevent it from happening I even understand that you couldn’t fix it. What I don’t understand, is why you never noticed I changed, I cried out in so many ways. Did you not notice my innocence was ripped a way? Could you not see I Read more
In this day and age of social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, personal blogs and even GPS tracking, potential employers are now regularly checking prospective employees’ social media pages before hiring or promoting for a position. With that lurking over our heads, it’s unnerving to come out and tell the world Read more
In her darkest hour, she offered herself to Him, Relinquishing all control. And He devoured all that she was… This was not about Love. Submission was not freedom’s choice in the end. She was in His world now. Betrayed by her compulsion, Sanity disintegrated. Fallen between the cracks, Leaving only Read more