*Recently, much to my pleasant contemplation, I have had a number of people asking me about my writing process. In this post, I will explain what happens as I’m writing. I find this exercise to be interesting, because I have never really been asked how this all works. What follows, Continue Reading
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A Woman’s Worth
*When I write, I merely say what I see. When it comes to them, I see a great deal. What follows is a look through the keyhole of that house which holds many mansions.* A woman, that shining testament, descends from the firmament revealing herself before the eyes of my Continue Reading
This Is Not (Just) A Blog
*Your natural gift is a flame that can be buried, but never extinguished.* It is you–I draw all of my energy and inspiration from you–the people. The tale of the methods by which I do this can be viewed in every post. I owe it to you to indissolubly interlink Continue Reading
Do Your Job
*To wear the crown one must first carry the crown. In this piece, I want to show you how to serve other’s so you can in turn serve yourself better.* We all have a job to do. I’m not talking about one you hate doing. For most of you, I’m Continue Reading
A Blessing & A Curse
I sputtered throughout my 20’s attempting to find my place in the world. Building and shaping a confident identity was a road paved with trial and error. I spent far more than I saved. I gorged on luxury clothing. I devoted more attention to the gym than I did my Continue Reading
Why I Do This
Hundreds of thousands dead. Hundreds of thousands of livelihoods lost. Millions out of work. Businesses that have been open for generations shuttered. Families and friends separated from one another over the holidays due to social distancing. All around me, I see suffering. Sadness. Frustration. Angst. Despair. I see pain. I Continue Reading
The Weight Of It All (Part 3)
If you’ve made it this far, you know the exact reason for that selfie taken in the bathroom mirror. *If you don’t know the meaning, take a look at Part 1 & Part 2 by clicking on the requisite titles. As for the rest of you, I’ll pick up where Continue Reading
The Weight Of It All (Part 2)
I took unrelenting pain and associated it with my eating habits. All of this happened while standing on that scale. Our minds are always several steps ahead of wherever we are. I do not profess to understand how it works. I just know that it does so in mysterious ways Continue Reading
The Weight Of It All (Part 1)
From my earliest memory I never liked school. The time commitment always bothered me. Being forced to give up a minimum of eight hours of my day (not including any after school related activities), five days a week, was too much time for me to willingly want to give up. Continue Reading
The White Paper
*I do not know what I’m about to say here. This is free-writing. No planning. This is what happens when I just “let go.* There is nothing more powerful in life than a clean sheet of paper. It is one of the most potent embodiments of power and potential there Continue Reading