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Path of Light
The path I walk is not always a light filled space of illuminating proportions. Sometimes, the shadows slink and push out the shine, leaving me to wonder if I will ever feel whole again. It is in those moments that I doubt almost everything in my … Read more →
Tipping the Balance
I make my living as a waitress. I consider myself a professional. I find it's a career choice that people are both intrigued and repelled by. The restaurant industry is a strange one. It's a whole different way of life. It's not just the working … Read more →
I Loved Easter, Until the Church Got Involved
Easter has always been a big deal for me. When I was a kid, my parents bought each of their seven children a new outfit, including hats, bags and gloves for the girls. I still have a soft spot for patent leather shoes and mauve hats. When I was five … Read more →
Give Your Life Some Soul: An Interview with Artist Shannon Grissom
Artist, musician and TV host of “Give Your Walls Some Soul” talks about how pursuing your passion is vital to your happiness and your health.
Easter in Rome is Not for the Faint of Heart
About five years ago, my sister Angie and I both happened to be in Europe. She was teaching in England, and I was working at my company's branch in Dusseldorf, Germany. Yes, there was a time that I had a "real" job. After six months of that I … Read more →
An Angel Trying to Come Home
There is a painting hanging in my kitchen. It was given to me by the woman I bought this house from. She was a single mother too. She raised three children in this house. We bonded almost immediately and dealt with most of the sale transaction … Read more →
Craving Silence: Yoga Amidst the TV’s Yammer
When the neighbor’s TV continually crushes the peaceful mediation of yoga practice, a person either needs to take action or rethink his reaction.
My Bi-polar Blood Stained Existence in A War-Ravaged Society
My life is full of contradictions, or what I call my bi-polar activity. Not that I have some clinically diagnosed chemical imbalance in my aging grey matter; rather, unlike most of my friends whose work and home life are often inter-related, mine is completely disparate.
The Most We Ever Receive Comes from Giving of Ourselves
It will be mine, you say to yourself as you look at that brand new shiny gadget that just hit the market last week. It's so cool! So you daydream often about having it, and after a few weeks you can't take it anymore. You dash out to the shopping … Read more →
Tarmac Meditations #5 – The Other Side of Love
A runner on the edge of winter, ponders the other side of love, and finds clarity “just a little futha” down the road.
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