Truth and Consequences

Caitlyn Jenner is making headlines; why? She dared reveal her thoughts on those who are born biologically male participating in women’s athletics; she said it would not be fair. Oh oh.. How long before she gets targeted by the raging mob? And yet..as a former athlete, and now trans woman, she has unique standing to…

Got Tape?

Back in 2008, Hollywood launched a ‘NO H8 crusade’ to defeat Proposition 8 in California; a bill that would limit marriage to a man and woman. It was a slick campaign featuring glamorous stars with duct tape on their mouths representing the inability to fully express ones personal beliefs and feelings. Cool. What I didn’t…

The Great Park Ranger

My husband and I took a long bike ride through “old Florida” yesterday.. Miles and miles of sandy trails seemed to unfurl before our eyes leading us through ever changing landscapes like a meandering maze. Each time we came to an intersection, we just peddled wherever we felt led to go. I never once worried…

When your white picket fence turns into the Berlin wall.

“Back in the old days” no one discussed their problems, you just hid them behind pretty, white picket fences.  As a kid, I cultivated a bit of a stand-offish personality- not because I wasn’t naturally social, but because I felt people would pass judgement on my less than perfect family if I allowed them through…

The gift of simplifying your life.

It’s a good hurt; that feeling you get when your arms are so tired you can barely hold your coffee. It’s a good hurt because you know why you’re achy- you’ve been simplifying your life. I’ve been cleaning out closets, pitching, donating and organizing “stuff” for two weeks.  I’ve made tough decisions about things we’ve…

Check your baggage..

Let’s face it, some of us travel heavy. We pack up past disillusions, disasters, drama and disappointments and drag them with us like luggage.  Sometimes we use this baggage as a convenient excuse for underperformance or a sour attitude. Sometimes we lug our baggage around as self-punishment or as a play for sympathy or  leverage….