Sometimes I feel like I can see you in your home, in your life, in your pain. And the last thing you need is someone to come and tell you what to do, inspire you to change your life. You are tired. Fed up. Hurt.  You can’t even think about your day without anxiety.  You want to close your eyes, block your ears and be…

It’s late Thursday night, writing this letter to you.  If you live in the US you will get it first thing Friday morning.  With your cup of coffee or tea.  If you are in Australia or New Zealand, it will be late at night.  And if you are in the UK or Europe mid afternoon, with a scone and a cup of tea.  So many…

Sometimes, things come and hit you from out of nowhere.  It is like a punch in the dark.  A spit even.  Yes it feels like you are being spat on sometimes, doesn’t it?  And you don’t know why. You were not even in a battle.  Not in the ring.  Lights were out.  You were not expecting a visitor.  Nobody rang the bell.  And boom, you…

If you look at anyone deeply.  Staring at their very being, you will see the little kid they used to be.  Anyone. Try it.  Even those you don’t like.  Especially those.  Just look at them. Behind their eyes a kid is looking at you.  Just look at the way their food stumbles on them.  It’s the kid eating.  And the way they are dressed.  Not…

I realized that my aging is more physically evident lately.  It is like a beautiful weathered house on the water.  It looks different when it’s been there a lifetime vs when it's brand new.  Even if the owners took care of it in every way, the many gatherings, celebrations, transitions and of course the ocean splashing all over it, has made it look different.  I…