Question of the week: (we’ve been here before!) Q. When is it time to give up on your dreams, throw in the towel, and accept your lot in life? A. The answer, of course, is never. What you will get to, at some point, is giving up the idea of Read more
I’ve got so much change coming at me, my brain is buzzing. I remember a time when nothing happened. It lasted about seven years. I kept trying to make changes—get a new job, move to a different city—and I was stuck. Then I met the boyfriend (the last one), moved Read more
It’s a dreary day—a welcome day off from my office job. But here I sit, on the couch, unmotivated. And I’m feeling bad about that. Many days, ok I’m lying, on occasion, sometimes, I will get up and just start cleaning, or doing, or whatever the case may be, and Read more
I’ve been having these mini epiphanies lately. I don’t know if anyone else is experiencing these things. Maybe they’ve been happening all along but at least I seem to be noticing now. For instance, at some point in the past couple of weeks, it popped into my head to “change Read more
I am tired. Not the kind of tired that sleep fixes, but like an emotionally spent tired. Something feels broken—or off kilter. I’ve been faithfully holding my tongue for two years, maintaining my composure, being professional, but now I’m not. I’m searching for my equilibrium, but at work, my heart Read more
This week, I came out in yet a different way. I have written a lot about coming out spiritually – like admitting to others that I have this channeling “thing” I do – that my core beliefs stem from my spiritual beliefs, but this week, my coming out was something Read more
I pushed myself to leave the apartment the other day to get some fresh air, taking my notebook with me in hopes that I would write something if inspiration struck. I picked up a piece of pizza and a salad, then found a seat in the shade at PPG Plaza Read more