Day 5 - Processing Culture and Community

Don’t rock the boat. Don’t pay attention to that. Don’t stick out. Don’t cross the tracks. Don’t point out the obvious. Don’t say that out loud. Don’t embarrass me. Don’t talk about sex, drugs or rock...

Day 4 - A Tribute to My Friend, Zot

Once upon a time, I had a beautiful friend named Zot. Zot and I met in college, when Zot’s pronoun was still “he.” Zot was different from anyone I had ever experienced – a deep thinker, an explorer of...

Day 3 - The Process of Surrendering Control

I love the challenge of seeing something old and run-down become something new again. In my adult life, I have renovated 4 homes. My ex-husband was a contractor and together we renovated two of the worst...

Day 2 - Processing Anger in a Primary Relationship

I knew in my heart, I didn't want to be like my grandmother. But I didn't know what else to do. ​ Growing up, I never saw my parents have an argument. In fact, I was pretty convinced they didn’t argue....

Day 1 - Journaling - a primary tool

“I hate this class. CORE is a ridiculous idea,” I fumed to myself. I was 12 years old, and in a forced educational experience of combining History, English and Social Studies into one large, open concept...

It's time to write again!

I am returning to work after what feels like a mini-sabbatical – I have been out of the office since December 20. This extended time off really helped me to process many of the things I’ve been exploring,...