After the Numbness

I missed posting last week, and what’s more, I feel like I have lost my voice. Not in a permanent sense, more like I caught a bug and my voice went out. I feel like I have been whispering for a few weeks, equally disturbed and intrigued by the husky quiet in my mind....

Are you owning your stuff?

“Own their stuff” is jargon that may be unclear. Let’s dive deeper into its meaning. Ownership means telling on yourself. Being willing to share the truth about your internal dialogue, to be vulnerable, and to share all of you – not just the parts that you think...

From the Dept of Smiling All Night

I am still working on getting my writing voice back, and the pandemic has not made this easier. Still, I am writing again, making myself sit down long enough to the words out. It’s hard. I am super distracted, restless, unfocused. Even watching TV is a...

From the Dept of Messy

Here in San Francisco, we are on day 16 of shelter in place with at least a month to go. From the Department of Messy I have been feeling messy for a couple days now. As in, I am an honest for goodness Hot Mess. It’s becoming quite clear that this whole...