Writing Through Grief

Writing Through Grief

Yesterday marked 15 years since my grandma passed away. Letting her go after her sudden heart attack was a difficult process; she was a significant mother figure to me and an important teacher. Through her words and actions she taught me about resilience, faith and...
The Key To Being Happy

The Key To Being Happy

There was a long period of time when I felt like happiness and I were at two different ends of the room. Trying to catch up to happiness was like weaving through a crowd where nobody was parting the way – meanwhile, happiness kept changing location. It was...
How Writing Heals

How Writing Heals

I think people shy away from the idea of writing being a healing tool because they believe it requires some sort of pre-existing experience in writing. It doesn’t, really. It’s a practice that you can develop.  (And grammar doesn’t count either so go...
Coming To Terms

Coming To Terms

This post is going to be short (I hope) because I am starting it dangerously close to school pick-up time! Today I’m thinking about ‘coming to terms’ with things that change or change our world…events, people, situations. So, I’m...