Inspiration
Responding to Hate with Love
To clarify, love isn’t a magic wand that prevents misunderstandings, ceases all wars and dissolves emotional roadblocks. Personal baggage is a part of the process of living in an unfair world, one in which we are the results of toxic parenting styles we didn’t choose, that unite us in blood to personalities often challenging our own. Read the rest of this entry »
Look Up (A Haiku/Acrostic Poem)
Whatever happens
In the next phase of our lives
Need only look up
Life: Slow and Steady Wins The Race
There’s an avenue in Redondo Beach that dips twice with depressions in the asphalt deep enough that, unless you are driving a big truck or an SUV, you’re liable to experience a horrible sound. The awful scraping is that of your car’s front end getting mangled where the hill bottoms out. Read the rest of this entry »
Colors Of Unity
We are faced with a melting blue sunset, the traces of light drift to sleep and we’re okay with being in this moment. When nature shows its painted face, the mixtures of reflection wash over us with dignity and grace. Read the rest of this entry »
Energy Vampires: What or Who is Depleting Your Energy?
Did you know that our brain uses more energy than any other organ in our body? It takes approximately 20% of the body’s energy to keep our brain’s powered. Everyone is different, but most of us can feel emotionally or physically drained from time to time. I know that having children can deplete our energy, because we’re giving and giving and giving of ourselves on a continuous basis. Read the rest of this entry »
Writing With Hope 