The Inbetween

I am in the inbetween. The place most fear to go, to be. A place that has no certainty. No knowing of what’s next, or what is to come. My instinct is to find my way back. Go back. Get back.  To the familiarity of the place I was before I landed, unwilling, in theContinue reading “The Inbetween”

New Moon

I woke up today thinking of my old post titled Just Start – Don’t Worry, a post about not worrying too much about getting going on that project you’ve been holding at bay. That post was written after being absent from the blog for almost two years…and it was the last post I had writtenContinue reading “New Moon”

Just Start (Don’t Worry)

Oh – just start? Don’t worry? That’s almost comical, and always easier said than done. I woke up this morning, and for the umpteenth time in the past two or more years, had a little niggle in the back of my head saying, “Start writing today.” I haven’t written a word for this blog sinceContinue reading “Just Start (Don’t Worry)”

An Old Guy on Grief

I came across this article a few days ago when someone posted it on Facebook. A woman had lost her friend, and she was reaching out online to ask how to deal with grief.  On reddit.com, she wrote, “My friend just died.  I don’t know what to do.”  While she received many answers and aContinue reading “An Old Guy on Grief”

Two Lives

“Tyler changed my life.  He showed me the magic and the beauty within the most unexpected things.  He gave me strength just by holding my hand.  He gave me purpose and a sense of calm.”   – Catrina Simbe I recently went to a fundraising dinner.  It was for a foundation called Tyler’s Grace, createdContinue reading “Two Lives”

5 Important Lessons

I came across the following video on the interwebs, through an email that had a link, that led to another a link, and then to another…you know how those web discoveries go. I’ve heard about near-death experiences (NDEs, as they’re called), and though I haven’t really dug in and followed any specific story, I’ve heardContinue reading “5 Important Lessons”