things aren't always what they seem

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine….

Well, kids, I’m 44 and I’ve finally faced the truth that my luscious body is changing a bit. My eyes need some help so I got a pair of reading glasses. I have been avoiding reading books because my eyes get so tired and I LOVE reading so I sucked it up. So why the…

How to be a “Giver” without being taken for a ride: Make sure your cup is full so you’re giving from overflow. Find out what fills your cup if you don’t already know. Examine your own need to give like you do. Do you need to be needed? Why? Love yourself. Check in with yourself…

mixed media collage on pressed board Like many things in this world of being a human, I find this much easier to say than to do. I have such a loving and compassionate nature and find forgiveness easy. I truly see all the world as a stage and see us as playing roles, acting them…

I have a wonderful checklist I got from my therapist on “Maintaining Personal Boundaries in Relationships” by David Richo. He has a free E-book which you can access here. It’s very worthwhile reading if you are on a healing path. I found this wonderful piece of writing by him on the building blocks of healthy…

I did a search for Andrea Scher because I love her and wanted to see where else I could find her on the net. During this search, I found a wonderful online zine called Be Real. Could there be a better place to express oneself? Andrea is this month’s featured artist. Her photography is so…