That ol ball and chain

That ol ball and chain

So I was talking with my niece last week over dinner, and said something out loud that didn’t really strike me until it was already outta my mouth. It’s often that way with me-I think it, I say it, THEN I absorb the full implication of it. Yikes, right? Still, its proven insightful at times. Anyway, I said something along the lines of ‘Money... [Read more...]

Lilac Wine

Lilac Wine

This dance is so heartbreakingly beautiful, it breaks my heart into teeny tiny pieces, then puts them back together again seamlessly. Please enjoy and comment Lilac Wine by Alma Dujso and Aldo Velasquez.  Read More →

Not enough time

Not enough time

There’s not enough time to fix it–to mend over the broken, ripped stitches.Or to make new, luminescent ones. There’s not enough words–I have to shout just so you will hear me, and even then, I’m abbreviating it so you will get the gist. There’s not enough ways to talk–talking brings on coughing, which brings... [Read more...]

Origins-Money Matters & Myth

Origins-Money Matters & Myth

This is the inspiration for naming a whole category about my point of view on money=how it affects us, molds us, and generally changes the course of whole lives in one fell swoop. Amazing stuff, really. Here’s the post from Feb 2008- Yesterday marked an important day for me. A few years ago, two incredible life shifting events happened. The man... [Read more...]

Introduction

Introduction

Come with me, as we travel back in time… To a day, long, long ago, in 1982. I was about 9 years old, living with my parents on a lake in the valleys below Mt. Rainer in Washington State. My mother and I were in the sitting room/library, just off the master bedroom. It was late morning on a Sunday. We had had breakfast, and the light was muted... [Read more...]

Next Page »