My dear A tear for your pain A fear for your death A hug for your healing A smile for your demons A strength you didn’t know existed A love for self deep within A peace for your soul A happiness for your future My dear You brave girl My dear You stubborn girl My dear A woman your grandma would be proud of A … Continue reading My Dear
I’ve been sitting and thinking about this post for a while. Do I write it? Do I post it? Do I share it? Does it even matter? Then I thought, what if today was the last day? The last day she decided that opioids were her answer and she quit for good or the last day she might be alive. What would I do? What could I … Continue reading What If Today Was the Last Day?
I could probably blame Jimmy Buffett for my wanderlust and introducing me to the Aboriginal songlines, but I can only thank him. His music has been a friend, a comfort, and inspiration for me. If he hadn’t taught me the meaning of songlines or dreaming tracks, I would have eventually discovered them on my own. This past weekend, I added 2 more permanent reminders from Jimmy … Continue reading La Vie Dansante
When my oldest niece, Riley, was born, I decided to try and be the most positive and supportive person for her. I wanted and want her to grow and know that there is no limit on what she can do or what she can dream about. My sis says she (Riley) and her baby sister (Taylor) have old souls and it’s the truth. The wisdom … Continue reading You Do Make a Difference
Not only am I celebrating you Mama, it’s also a full moon tonight, which I find very fitting if I do say so myself. Luna and all her might shining down with you on this glorious day. Simply amazing and a sign of the power you still have in my life. You’ve been gone four years now. It seems like yesterday but it also seems … Continue reading Celebration of Lek 2013
Sometimes, you wonder if you make a difference in someone’s life. Especially of a child’s life. More often than not, we let the words that should be said slip into the silence, the fight over something so trivial, the exasperated sigh of you never understand, fine, whatever… Then there are times like today, a post, a tweet, a status update, a tag in a photo … Continue reading A Day to Be Thankful
Headspace… ….sometimes, getting in my own head with a flashlight and exploring the nether regions of it is a dangerous place… I’m in a mood, a funk, a whatever you want to call it. Nothing specific happened to put me there. I just woke up one day and was blah. Sometimes, I just wake up and I’m there, standing on the edge of the darkness … Continue reading Putting Bass in My Walk
Image by Theodora Mansueto A reminder to us “adults” to return and be kids sometimes or as the The Bloggess put it, “…the importance of being ridiculously silly whenever possible.” Continue reading No Point in Being Grown Up
And I hope my nieces can learn from the Doctor as well… From RedBubble.com Continue reading Doctor Who Has Taught Me…
Goofing off with Riley in Asheville, NC (Oct 2012) I’m not a parent, so I can’t say as a parent you hope to…. But I am an aunt, and as an aunt, I hope to teach my nieces the beauty of themselves and the beauty of the world. I hope to share my love of the ocean, the night skies, traveling and music with them. … Continue reading Letter to My Nieces: Peas in a Pod