Deriving Pleasure From a Pandemic — I have taken up writing since the onset of this pandemic and it has served my inner creative mojo quite well. Dare I say I am deriving pleasure from writing during a pandemic? And just like that the question of “how dare I” pulls me right out of my writing…

When Being Taken Advantage of Has Gone Too Far — The old me would have just paid the 10.00 and then stopped doing the thing that caused me the extra fee. It seems so silly writing about this but, its time that I stood up for myself because no one else will. Injustice abounds in the tiniest of cracks in…

My Body Will Not Get Over Wearing a Face Mask and Now I Know Why — The first time I wore a face-mask to a grocery store I felt like I was dying. I never shopped so quickly in my life. I just had to get out of the store. I find that if I think about wearing a mask too much I get worked up. …

A Way To Employ Self-Kindness On The Fly — Is a baby flawed because it has a poopy diaper? No, the baby cries letting those around him or her know they are having some discomfort and they could use a hand tending to it. Does a baby entertain the thought, well I shouldn’t cry right now because Mom is…

Could Benevolent Capitalism Save Our Country And Perhaps Our Planet? — When I look out at the United States, I see a culture that has been infused with corporatizing. Corporatizing that has tricked me and many into believing that to have value in this world I have to beat the other at their game and WIN at all costs. Monetizing someone’s…

How Being An Observer Can Save Your Butt In A World Gone Crazy! — I cannot help but feel disheartened, fearful, and worried about the world we live in right now. …

The Gift of Being Vulnerable in Uncertain Times — Why Now? Why this Black Man? Black people have been persecuted for millennia and now we are outraged? Yes, we are because something has awoken in us that has us owning that BLACK LIVES DO MATTER. Our planet is WAKING UP! What a great surprise to see protests and rallies…

Starting to Own That Your Ordinary is Extraordinary — So here I am in a panic when I first hear we have to self-quarantine in my State of Illinois. Can YOU remember where you were and what you were feeling when you first heard the news? For me, I experienced pure Shock and Disbelief, and then WHY, WHY, WHY??? …

Please Let Me Know That I Am OK Even When I Think I Am Not! — I grow tired of listening to people complaining about the bad stuff in life that is HAPPENING to them. And YES, I get it, life can suck sometimes. But, does talking about the sucky stuff all the time contribute to our lives in any meaningful way? …