3 Incredibly Effective Tips for Fast Relief. — Should I really make this the topic for my first blog post? Should I organize my desk before I begin? Should I make that Doctor appointment I’ve been putting off first? Should I stop procrastinating and get ON with it? Well, should I? That was my self-talk as I began…

Finding meaning and pleasure on the road to wholeness. — Have you ever wondered what you could do to increase your happiness? My answer is to follow your M.A.P. which is an acronym for: M=Meaning A=and P=Pleasure. Since meaning is meaningful and pleasure is pleasurable, people are often confused about balancing these two extremes. They wonder how to incorporate both…

Masterful Mid-life Coping Strategies — Every moment of every day, somewhere someone is giving birth to a baby, a book, a choice… beginning or breaking a habit, cycle of abuse, flimsy excuses, or breathing in fresh air for the first time in months or even years after release from incarceration, or hospitalization. It’s bittersweet thinking…

And become unstoppable — It’s a vicious cycle. We put things off that overwhelm us. When the task can no longer be ignored, we struggle mightily to finish it, often while beating ourselves up for procrastinating in the first place. Sometimes the project finally gets completed. Other times the “can” is kicked down the…

See What Happens Next — Ajo Sacha is an excellent example of a random ingredient in the word slaw that gets my creative juices flowing all over a page. “What IS ajo sacha,” you may be asking, and what does it have to do with my mojo?

Can you relate? — "I can't talk right now I'm on a long-distance call with my niece!" I un-intentionally shouted into my cell phone at the pleasant lady returning my call from the cable company. "I'll call you back in just a minute." I promised as I quickly hung up and returned to the…

6-Word Photo Story Summer Challenge — August —

From a whole mess to wholeness — Have you ever been adrift in a sea of sadness feeling so lost you didn’t think you’d ever find your way home?

6-Word Photo Story Summer Challenge — Been feeling a little sketchy lately. 6-Word Photo Story Summer Challenge Thanks for the inspiration Mary Chang Story Writer and Will Hull Cheers! :-)