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Let Go of the Rice

Jul 212013
 
Let Go of the Rice

Oh My, What’s This?? Last week I finished a manuscript I have been working on for what feels like all of my life.  I don’t say that in an ominous or overly dramatic way, but in a matter-of-fact sort of way — that’s just the way it feels.  I have lived, breathed, and dreamed within the words of this manuscript, for what feels like ages. I sometimes wonder if I was born with this book already inside me.  I kinda think I was.  Like back in May of 1970, when Dr. Whitton delivered me, he turned to my parents and Continue reading >>

 July 21, 2013  Posted by at 8:40 PM 4 Responses »

Can You Cure Your Addiction?

Mar 022013
 
Can You Cure Your Addiction?

Jagged Little Pill For longer than I’d like to admit, I allowed my addiction to hold me in some odd state of self-imprisonment.  My seemingly uncontrollable drive to “be productive,” or DO has been my jagged little pill, with edges ranging from ice pick sharp to moderately smooth, but the pill remains. Here are some observations: it does, on occasion still get the best of me the more I’ve attempted to manage, control, coerce, or tease-out through logic, the more I’ve failed the more I’ve failed, the more I’ve felt like a failure So, where is the hope? Look To Continue reading >>

 March 2, 2013  Posted by at 7:34 AM 1 Response »

The Window Beyond, A Tale of Letting Go

Feb 102013
 
The Window Beyond, A Tale of Letting Go

“I’m so angry I could kill him.  And to think, that was over two years ago.  If he walked in that door right now, I swear….” she stared into her coffee, absently adding another sugar packet.  That made four.  I wondered if she was even aware. Her sister, or was it her friend — same hazel eyes, same heart-shaped face, leaned in to say something, then scooted back in her chair and shook her head. Glancing up from her sugar with coffee: “What?  Say it.” The sister-friend hesitated, “If only you could just let go.  He let go of you Continue reading >>

 February 10, 2013  Posted by at 1:56 AM 7 Responses »

The Secret to Breaking Out of Jail

Oct 012012
 
The Secret to Breaking Out of Jail

Breaking Out of Jail There’s no nice way to say this:  being in jail would suck.  I’m not here today to put a positive spin on prison life — although, more power to the inmate who can.  I sincerely mean that; it would make one heck of a story.  In fact, if there are any inmates out there reading this blog, contact me.  I’d love to hear about your positive prison experience, how you gained a skill, or how prison saved your life.  I know those stories exist.  I’m completely captivated each time I hear one. I’m equally intrigued by Continue reading >>

 October 1, 2012  Posted by at 12:12 AM 4 Responses »

Back to the Basics on This Whole ‘Holy Moly’ Thing

Jun 202012
 
Back to the Basics on This Whole 'Holy Moly' Thing

I’ve been in New York City since last Friday on our family vacation.  It was the best!  A first for our boys.  I found myself observing them — A LOT.  Not just to make sure they looked both ways before crossing the street (oh, they were so oblivious to big city traffic!), but to watch their reactions, to watch them as they took in the city.  As a parent, to observe them experience the city was my biggest joy. So, why the nagging feeling in the back of my mind?  Yes, I was sure it was there, day and night. Continue reading >>

 June 20, 2012  Posted by at 8:55 AM 2 Responses »
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