When It’s a Pattern — Not Passion

When It’s a Pattern — Not Passion

It felt like passion.But it was adrenaline.You thought it was chemistry.But it was chaos in lipstick.Trauma in a red dress.It looked like desire… but it was your nervous system reenacting survival.And somewhere, on some level, you knew.You had thoughts like:This is...
Is it love or drama?

Is it love or drama?

So, right now we are going through Gate 29 The Gate of Perseverance.. And I felt compelled to share something ABOUT THIS ENERGY. Often when things are hard in a relationship, we white knuckle through it. And that is a good thing… unless it isn’t. There is a...
Fun Facts & Holy Rants: How I Burned the Box and Found My Faith

Fun Facts & Holy Rants: How I Burned the Box and Found My Faith

3 FUN FACTS:• When I was in my early teens, I won a pony at a horse show. He was a pretty palomino named Trigger. He drank beer.• I’ve done professional voice work and had dinner with musicians like Eddie Money and Karla Bonoff (yes, you probably need to be old like...
Want an “Outlander” Kind of Love?     I Do… !

Want an “Outlander” Kind of Love?     I Do… !

Hey Beautiful, What’s Your Story About Love?We all have one. I stopped watching Nicholas Sparks movies a long time ago. And then I became hopelessly lost in  “Outlander.” Watching the kind of love we all secretly (or not-so-secretly) crave— you know, the...
THE BLUES, THE LONGING, AND THE POWER OF KNOWING WHO YOU ARE

THE BLUES, THE LONGING, AND THE POWER OF KNOWING WHO YOU ARE

I’ve always had a penchant for blues music. Growing up, I’d fall asleep to my mom’s Billie Holiday albums. As I got older, I discovered my own heroines singing of emotions I could feel but couldn’t articulate. Janis Joplin had that gift. Her raw, guttural...
The Goodbye I Never Said

The Goodbye I Never Said

I turned the radio up and sang as loudly as I could.But it didn’t change the heaviness in my heart.I still had three hours of driving left to reach my dad.Mom had been gone for seven years, and now Dad was in hospice care.At 55, I thought I should be ready for this,...