Unlike the magic of chocolate and peanut butter, holidays and expectations aren’t necessarily the same marriage made in heaven. Memories of holidays past can make what’s approaching feel like a burden. Yes, I hear your, “Thanks but I don’t need the reminder. They’re...
The holidays are upon us. Like it or not. For some, they’re a time of happy gatherings. For others, not so much. Beginning today and every Tuesday through New Year’s Eve, I’ll be sharing ways to thrive rather than survive through the holidays, with grace. Because...
Time is irrelevant when we’re on a journey. It takes as long as it takes. I was stepping into uncharted territory. The uncertainty now my choice. Rather than entering a front door where many days I didn’t know what I was stepping in to, locking the front door for the...
“The mountains are calling” was the whisper I heard. I knew it was time to move from NJ, but where to go? There was a comfort in the walls of my house, even though I knew it was time. Comfort in not ripping apart my whole life after my divorce. I stayed and made the...
After a relationship comes to an end, we think about and focus on the end. The myriad of reasons why things didn’t work out. Or maybe the primary reason being the other person’s addiction. The end lumps it into a bucket and it feels like we’re throwing out the...