Change at any stage can be bumpy. 50+? Hang on tight!
Ambivalence (in Love and Marriage)
When relationship indecision owns you…
Shifting Focus to the Middle
Language, attitude, perception. Looking where it counts.
Safe Crossing
I once felt safe in the deepest caverns of my body. I was strong, I was agile, I was in possession of endless stamina. I felt the immortality of youth, as do we all. I once felt safe in a place called Marriage. I was misguided in my choices and my beliefs, and now the […]
Switching It Up
“You’re more beautiful in person,” he says. I look up from my checkbook, as I’m writing out the amount for groceries. We’ve been chatting as I unload my basket and he rings me up. I’m only half-paying attention; I have budgets on my mind. Worries over money. Worries, always worries. He studies the image on […]
Take a Chance
When risk-taking takes a powder, what you’re risking may be a fulfilling life.
Permission to Fail? I Don’t Think So.
My son got home late last evening. I wasn’t happy. He wasn’t happy. After his 13-hour day, with plenty of homework ahead, he looked tired and discouraged. His reason for being so late? An informational session on a scholarship program, and its first set of qualifying exercises. He perked up when he talked about it, […]