Some days you know you're maturing, right? Like the days you get slammed with a piece of wisdom that belongs with wrinkles and white ha...

Do you like tortured/torturing characters?  As I wrap up final edits on my sequel, I'm struggling with all the horrible things ...

True heroes are all around us, in our every day lives, but some people stand out. During this A-Z Challenge I hope to share several of my r...

Do you ever wish you could go back in time and change things? I'm a vocal performer. Lots of us get stage fright. Some of us have ner...

One upon a time I thought I'd grow up to be a singer. Or an actor. Or a teacher. Or an artist. Or an ad specialist. ...

Have you ever been stuck in a phase of life where it was difficult to find happiness? I remember living in NYC, how cramped, loud, smelly...

Do you ever feel powerless? After spending 2 weeks away from home, I've returned--with dread in my gut. Worries plagued me all throug...

How do you feel about the person in the grocery line behind you? How about the lawn guy across the street?  The kid staring at you from the...

Image courtesy  Curiosities by Dickens Have you heard this quote before? I heard it first when I was an impressionable teen, probably 1...

Zeee END!  After this month of awesome I'm going to Zzzz land. What will you be doing? Essentially, I'll be catching up on s...

By C. Clark via wikimedia commons One of my favorite quotes comes from Marianne Williamson : "Our deepest fear is not that we ar...

Image courtesy of Nemo Yes, X marks the spot. Happiness doesn't just happen. Well, okay, sometimes it does. The hormones align, ...

Image courtesy of www.localvox.com W is for all the work . Looking back over the years, I often wonder when was I the happiest....

Because you are especially unique, you have a set of values you hold to. While everyone's inner compass might be different, I'd l...

In the car today, a strange thought hit me: no one can 100% identify with another person's childhood experiences. No matter how similar...

We've all played it, right? You know that feeling of free fall, as your gut clenches, your insides quiver, and your nerves scream,...