It's true what they say that kindness, happiness and smiles are contagious. I was on my way into work recently and I had just had a good laugh with my partner. I had this wide, authentic smile on my face as I got out of the vehicle and headed into the building. I looked over... Continue Reading →

How many times do we sit back and think about the people behind the scenes that make life easier for us, for the events we attend, the restaurants we eat at? I could take a guess and say not many of us. I was thinking about this when I was driving to work and writing... Continue Reading →

A co-worker brought a box of candy bars into the office this week to sell on behalf of her kid. I greedily bought two, tucked one away in my snack drawer and ate the first one. A few minutes later the second one was calling for me. I ate it, too. Photo by Vie Studio... Continue Reading →

I was too young to know the gravity of what she was telling me. But, even at my young age, I knew my only job was to listen to her. To give her a place to tell her story — possibly for the first time in her life. I often wonder if that helped her. If she unloaded a life-long burden that day.

There is this bird who lives in a bush in front of my house who is honestly the most annoying wild bird on this planet (or at least where I live). This bird will sit in that bush and tweet as loud as it can.

My Emerald City. What I call my current home. Let me explain. I moved to my current location in late 2000, but had been coming here for years and fell in love with the city. Long before I moved here, I dubbed it my Emerald City. I called this place my Emerald City based on... Continue Reading →

I person I follow on Instagram, Kelsey, recently had the following advice "do the thing that scares you most." She continued to say that thing that scares you the most will get you the most results. Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels.com Powerful stuff. It got me to thinking. 🤔 Most of the things that... Continue Reading →

Sharing joy. It's equally as beautiful a concept as sharing their pain and grief. And equally as important.

Healing. Healing from trauma is so possible. Hold on until you find your spring. You're not alone.