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  • Currency Matters
    Currency Matters

    The other day I mentioned to someone that I write and her reaction was very surprising and telling. “There’s no…

  • Dawn After Darkness
    Dawn After Darkness

    A Retrospective With Hope Disclaimer: If your life is sunshine and roses, you may not relate to this article. But…

  • Kill the Noise
    Kill the Noise

    The most ironic part of this article, is the fact that it took me almost a month from the time…

  • The Trees Are Not Ashamed
    The Trees Are Not Ashamed

    A viewpoint on barrenness I am sitting in my breakfast area–with my French Press coffee and hot, buttered cinnamon rolls–spending…

  • Dark Thoughts
    Dark Thoughts

    I woke up from a bad dream–a really bad one–and my anxiety immediately went through the roof. Why is this?…

  • BEautiful Chaos
    BEautiful Chaos

    Do not adjust your glasses or worry about mine. There is no error in the title. Read on… The leaves…

  • Eat Lunch Alone
    Eat Lunch Alone

    Over several decades, I spent time in Hollywood learning how to look and sound and be everything that the entertainment…

  • Bend or Break
    Bend or Break

    An Object Lesson on Dealing with Opposition The other day, my mom said to me, “You’re so resilient.” Cognitively, I…

  • So I Left
    So I Left

    Photo Credit: Jim Towns Today marks fifteen years since I began my crawl to freedom from an eighteen-year abusive relationship.…

  • Get Back Up
    Get Back Up

    Do you know what a Virginia opossum, a Hognose snake, and some rabbits have in common? Their default defense mechanism,…

  • I Choose to Yield
    I Choose to Yield

    Some petty asshole in a sports car arrived at a stop light a couple of minutes after me, pulling into…

  • Give Me Something
    Give Me Something

    Some of the ugliest people in the world thrive in the format of online trolling. They can anonymously do to…

  • When Should You Walk Away
    When Should You Walk Away

    Have you ever noticed how you can break a bone or get a huge gash and it’s not nearly as…

  • Running On Fire
    Running On Fire

    Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m running–as though I were on fire. I’m in a constant state of panic, working…

  • Clothes Make the Whoa-Man
    Clothes Make the Whoa-Man

    “These jeans make my butt look too big, but this sweater makes me look pregnant…if I wore this top with…