It's 3 AM. I've just woken up and lay in the darkness. There's a faint glow of moon touching the white snow outside that outlines my windows. This is normal. I can probably count the times I've slept through the night on one hand. Sometimes I've railed against it. Sometimes an anxiety-ridden to-do list rattles through my mind. On other … Read More »
Looking Forward
We're in the middle of my favorite time of year: a holiday break with my family. We've been doing a whole lot of nothing, and it's been wonderful. I hop off of social media, read books, sleep as much as possible, and plan out the next year. Truth be told, a chunk of my planning happened during the Thanksgiving break. With my kids being involved … Read More »
The Parable of the Cloud
I can think by myself for hours. I suppose that is why I love silence and running in the mountains. They offer me the space and time to roll ideas over in my head; to commune with the Universe on a deep level. It wasn't until a few years ago when a friend helped me identify my top five strengths that I started to see how much deep brain diving, … Read More »
The Messenger
A day before my birthday last year, I was working in my office. My desk snuggles in a corner and is flanked by two large windows at ground level, so I get to see birds and wildlife quite often. That day, a bird landed in front of my window that I had never seen before. His head was as black as night when no moon or stars give light. He had a … Read More »
