UNBECOMING

“Home, when it’s inside of us, allows us to sit still.” -Allison Moorer I used to want to own an airstream. Now I want to be the airstrea...

When “I” is replaced with “We” even “illness” becomes “wellness.” (a source from the internet; accredited to a million different people) ...

Good vibes only. Attitude of gratitude. Is it really possible that by focusing on what we have we can completely block out the negative s...

Shelter in Place: To seek protection from an environmental hazard by sealing oneself in a safe and secure location instead of fleeing or ...

“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” – Pema Chodron My mother and I used to share the same devotional reading. We each...

This past Sunday I felt more like a daughter than a mother. And when I looked at my husband, he didn’t look like a father; he looked lik...

This past week, I showed Greta Gerwig’s coming of age dramedy “Lady Bird” for my college film club. Faculty and students were able to dis...

My best friend is from Mars, and I am from Venus. We compliment each other really well, but I have also threatened to take us to marital ...

“I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.” ― Paulo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes" I spend a large part o...

“Don’t worry, Mom, my school has a great lockdown plan. We have practiced.” I wish these conversations didn’t happen but they do. My twel...

“What starves pain, what forces it to release its grip, is speech, the voice upon which rides the story, this is what happened; this is w...

I have no desire to age gracefully. I plan to age wildly. I wrote the "On Aging" post about year ago. The message is still the same today...

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha I declared February to be Love Yours...

“She didn’t know how to fix herself….” -Bryn Chancellor, Sycamore I love the idea that we find in a book what we need to see or hear at t...

I took Mom to her final cognitive evaluation on June 4, 2015. After a certain point in the progression of the disease, it became pointles...

“You have always been an example of strength to your friends. I say all this to say I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.” -email...

Do you remember when Oprah used to do her free car giveaway? For one of her shows, every single unsuspecting audience member received a f...

“At some point you have to start becoming something. You can’t just unbecome into nothing.” One of my coworkers and friends is a sociolog...

They say that the relationship we have with ourselves sets the tone for every other relationship we have in our lives. Gulp. My inner cri...

“...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.” ―...