Hot Soup, Free Hugs Under a Bridge

Hot Soup, Free Hugs Under a Bridge in DC “This is who we are. We take care of each other.” I’d passed that bridge about a half dozen times over the last several months. I noticed the make shift tents and the people and I’d wanted to stop, but wasn’t sure how or where...

For everyone who’s ever struggled during the holidays

Read on…. or  If you like, you can listen to the story here  The holidays are a difficult time for many of us who did not grow up in idyllic households the way Hallmark or any number of old holiday movies portrays families. You know those seemingly perfect...

Living out loud. No regrets

This birthday marks an important milestone. September 3rd, I will become the age my father was when he died. I have always wondered if I would make it past that point. It looks like I will. I am grateful. Utterly, absolutely grateful. For the past decade I have chosen...

Every Light has a Shadow; The Bravery of Acceptance

Healing Through Story: The Power of Accepting Our Full Selves Each one of us is more than one descriptor. More than woman, man, straight, gay, friend, lover, sister, brother, daughter, son, activist, artist, happy, sad, survivor, teacher, traveler… We are more than...

Reflections on Dreams, Love, Snowstorms & Connecting

February has come and gone. Started the month in Haiti where it was 80 degrees and sunny in the mountains of Mizak returned to the NE US where we had 15 inches of snow and temps in single digits. It reminded me of how important it is to appreciate Everything. That...

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