Stop hating on yourself! Ugh. So much of my life was about being beautiful, being attractive, being pretty. It is hard to believe that I am not now that… I was never able to explain to my husband that it was okay to not be “hot”, because God knows I…

1. Serendipity is your friend. People are beautiful, but only if you believe it. A big smile helps. 2. Changes don’t trickle in; they move with a big whoosh. Move away from the coast and for heaven’s sake, get out of Florida. 3. You can’t have it all, where you…

Copied from my friend Casey about this year: “No one I know began this year on a full tank. Given the vicious onslaught of the previous two years (let’s just call it what it was) most of us dragged ourselves across the finish line of 2021… frazzled, spent, running on…

FORGIVENESS 2022 I have a long and complicated relationship with forgiveness. At first, I couldn’t do it because I equated forgiveness with allowing the other person to get back in my life and perhaps redo the damage. Forgiveness August 2, 2010 I realize that I am repeating a lesson that I have learned…

And he strikes without repercussion! Some estimates of his expenditure of Florida taxpayer dollars are around $650,000.00. So, imagine that. A state of Florida employee decides to spend over half a million dollars of taxpayer money on a national marketing stunt that has no purpose whatsoever. DeSantis did not provide…

I’m not sure what to do with the emotional energy that comes about as the result of a betrayal perpetrated on me. There are the hurt feelings, the wish for revenge, and the desire to scream out how ridiculous this situation is. …

It struck me the other day, as I was scrolling through Facebook, that my friends who have dared not to move past their family of origin culture are the ones who are enamored with Trump. It’s a well known fact that the “less-educated” are statistically more apt to be Trumpers…

I’m not sure why, but the source of an injury can dictate mood and feelings afterwards. So yesterday, at my usual Renal Pharm scan, I got into a conversation with the technician. She had a lot to say about a patient that she has who is extremely angry and bitter. …

I was thinking about this today because I had the opportunity to buy something on e-Bay and I wouldn’t. The reason is silly, I think. Back in 2010 (12 years ago?) I had an issue with a sale and I ended up losing several hundred dollars. At the time, I…