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Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. Life happens… life is a journey that is filled with lessons you learn on your way through. Some come subtly, some are hard learned, some we fight against believing we can always make it up later. Some lessons are the product of our surroundings,…
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The World… The world is so very loud,its noise cloaked in a shroud.There is weariness I can’t shake,I feel it every day, even as I wake.The heaviness is filled with untruth,navigating the day I become a sleuth.Searching for truth is becoming a chore,and even what you find seems surreal, unsure.The chaos grows as violence and…
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Rambling on about Navigating the Journey Within; Life is Loud. In the ceaseless unfolding of days, with their shimmering promise and shadowed uncertainty, I have learned to trust an inner compass—my personal GPS. This is not a device that chirps directions from a screen, nor a map that charts the roads etched upon the earth.…
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Rambling on about Food and Its place in Life…. Food, in its most essential form, is sustenance, it is a requirement for the continuation of life. It is the daily bread that fortifies our bodies, the grains and fruits and proteins that build and repair us, the water that quenches our thirst. Yet, to speak…
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How often do you walk or run? Walking, is something that I have leaned into for the last 7 years. For me, it was an ability that was almost lost 34 years ago. I had a bad fall, was paralyzed from my waist down, the doctors said I’d never walk again, but God had another…
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Rambling on about Strength, Solitude, and Guiding Others Leadership isn’t always about grand gestures—it’s often found in quiet resilience and the steady hand guiding others through uncertainty. My own story weaves together the experiences of being the eldest of three sisters, a single mother to two sons by choice, and someone who’s always relied on…
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Why empathy means everything to me Empathy is my favorite word—not just today, but every day. It’s not just a definition or an idea; it’s the core of who I am. For me, empathy is feeling another’s joy and pain as if it were my own, letting my heart open to someone else’s story, even…
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Just an Ole’ Woman Searching for Stillness Amidst the Noise Some days, the inner world grows so loud that it drowns out everything else—thoughts tumble over each other, creating a storm of confusion and obscuring any sense of clarity. In these times, every effort to speak or to sort things out, or to find peace…
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What are you doing this evening? This evening, I will be peopling at my part-time job. My ole’ woman self decided about 5 years ago, that social interaction could be a good thing. I have always been an introverted extrovert, being among people feeds a part of me, I enjoy it, but there is a…
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Ramblings on the personality traits of humans… When considering human personality traits, we usually have certain ones that can catch our attention in ways that give us pause. For myself, one such trait is a consistent lack of empathy. The ability—or willingness—to understand and share the feelings of others forms the bedrock of meaningful relationships…
