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A wise person recently told me that you can’t argue if you don’t have two people. Arguing is a choice. I spent the past few years arguing because I was frustrated that the person I was with didn’t seem to care if I was happy, sad, worried, or stressed. I often regret that time wasted…

It is Saturday and I am meeting a friend at our local coffee shop. We sit at a table in the corner. The fireplace next to us adds warmth to this cold winter morning. We clutch our coffee cups as we chat with a friend at the table next to us. We are talking about…

My marriage counselor is a saint. At the very least he has the patience of one. In the early days of counseling I would say that the writing was definitely on the wall. My marriage was over. My counselor knew it and deep down I knew it. The funny thing is that I was listening…

My sisters and I settle into are seats at the cupcake shop. Each of us grabbing the floral, china, cups in front of us while steeping our tea bags. We divide the cupcakes into three sections so that we can taste all of them. As I often do the names will be changed to protect…

It wasn’t really that long ago, that our home phones used to ring. Do you remember? The promise of anticipation? Who was on the other end of the phone? What was happening? What were we missing? Then came caller ID. At first it was great. The anticipation was gone. We knew who was on the…

“Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.” Paulo Coelho “Only by acceptance of the past will you alter its meaning.” T.S. Eliot “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” David Mitchell “Divorce isn’t such a tragedy. A tragedy’s staying in an unhappy marriage, teaching your children the wrong things about love.…
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