Dear Friends, I will be celebrating my Birthday on Friday and I invite you to celebrate with me! Can you believe I’m almost done being 36? I distinctly remem...

I’m super excited right now. This weekend I had a dream to build a small garden. Basically it was all feelings feelings feelings with the word FLOWERS on rep...

2017: The Year of Change I think we can all agree that 2017 was a super uncomfortable year (though not as rough as 2014, 2015, or 2016). When you feel uncomf...

History repeats. In honor of Martin Luther King, I tell this highly controversial story that has been stuck inside of me for about 8 years and is inspired by...

Communication impacts Relationships The following is an excerpt from my journal dated November 26, 2016: I have to stop hating myself. Hating myself is a bad...

parenting forgiveness We were so excited for our first trip to Portland, Oregon. If you live in Las Vegas, you know that you have to escape the desert in the...

Altruism, or selflessness, is the principle or practice of concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (as opposed to egoism). Remember last winter? I d...

I went on a hot date a couple weeks ago. I’m still bothered by it. We went to the movies to see a comedy. More lives were lost in the first 20 minutes of pre...

Once upon a time I took a five-month break from writing because my feelings were hurt. I had apparently decided to participate in the suppression of my Self....

As a parent, I apologize on a daily basis. I’m sorry we can’t have marshmallows for breakfast. I’m sorry Daddy has to leave for work. I’m sorry you fell off ...

Relationships never die. This is a major epiphany for me. There have been many relationships in my life that I wished would die; that I believed were already...

Thanksgiving is for activism I am in full on stage mom mode. My son and I co-star in my latest YouTube video. I cannot recommend this video enough, my 2-year
peace, justice, and equality for all people. Be persistent in all that you do and don’t allow anyone to sway you from your conscience.”~Leonard Peltier, 1999 book Prison Writings: My Life is My Sundance (Saint Martin’s Press) Thanksgiving is a tradition that belies the reality of the Native American genocide, but it does

The Yoke Epiphany On October 25, 2014 Kindness Blog published a mind-blowing piece I wrote called The Yoke Epiphany, which is about a revelation I had while ...

DIY means Do It Yourself Yes! I am in love with my home all over again. This always happens in the aftermath of a DIY… (I didn’t know what DIY stood for unti...

Ever hug yourself? I do. Additionally, I made a YouTube video about it. I’m that girl. Actually, I wrote the script for: Hug Yourself + Love Yourself = Heal ...

So I finally did it. I said what I have been wanting to say, a story I have been building upon for decades. Decades!? Yes, since I was 7 years old I have bee...

It was not until October 2013 that I realized I had an eating disorder. I was feeling a lot of anxiety when my pediatrician informed me our son could now eat...

I had an epiphany on my drive from Las Vegas to San Diego. I was upset. Husband, Mother In Law, you name it. Too upset even for music in the car, I was drivi...