At an unassuming building just one block away from all the hubub of Roswell Rd., I parked my car in the sparsely populated lot and did my best to avoid getting wet between my car and the door. For a Mediterranean restaurant, I had expected more noise, louder music, and […] More »
2012: In Review
The Year of the Dragon Roller Coaster. This past year was full of extremes: rampant illness and remarkable health, rudderless uncertainty and crystal clear clarity, temper tantrums and long hugs, ruts of consistency and drastic change, debilitating sorrow and euphoric joy. 2012 was a roller coaster, and just like […] More »
Round is a Myth
I’ve never heard anyone refer to themselves as a “round-peg”. If “pegs” are mentioned, it’s always in reference to how we don’t fit and are simply the ever-present square-peg. More »
Photo-A-Day (sort of)
I began this project with the notion that I would take and/or select one photo each day and write a paragraph to go with it. Soon, very-very soon, I realized that I had not yet developed the discipline to sit down and do this every day, so it became more […] More »
Your Way Doesn’t Work
I just watched this movie, The Way, with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez playing a father and son (perfect casting, if you ask me). 😉 While I admit to having a bit of wanderlust, I can’t say I’m ‘lost’ or understand what the father was going through entirely (beyond the […] More »
Your Life is Not a Checklist
…or, “How we’ve got this whole ‘goal’ thing backwards” …or, “How to avoid a mid-life crisis” First, let’s talk about checklists. Most of us have one, many of us were given one and expected to live by it. At first glance, there’s nothing inherently wrong with it… but, I maintain […] More »
Relationships Don’t Work.
…you do. And honestly, you don’t even have to work that hard. I promised to share some things I’ve learned along the way, so I’m making good on my promise. These are just 7 of the things that I wish someone had mentioned a decade ago… not that it would […] More »
Romance Is (Not) Dead
…we just don’t know what it is anymore. “Life isn’t as complicated as we make it, but it’s more complicated than TV would let on.” ~JE More »
A Word about Happiness: Lifestyle
I’ve noticed some things about people who are truly happy with their lives. The first thing is that they’ve been an active participant in deciding what kind of lifestyle they want and have put out the effort to design it. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes they don’t… but being an active […] More »