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I Keep My Sorrow in a Box of Rain

April 25, 2021

I don’t want to hear about the gifts of pain and darkness, but it recently dawned on me that maybe the point of it all, and I’m not saying there is one, but if there was, perhaps it’s about finding our inner light no matter what life throws at us, a light so strong and bright that nothing can snuff it out. Maybe it doesn’t matter how brutal and agonizing the world can be. Maybe it’s about cultivating kindness in the face of cruelty; humility in the face of egotistical tyrants; compassion in world that tells you that only the strongest survive.

Once Upon a Time

April 14, 2021

Reaching out your hand full of sand and building a magnificent glittering castle, with room for everyone you have ever loved. You know it will soon be washed into the sea. Build it anyway. Revel in the gorgeous momentary beauty, and remember, one of the things that makes it all so beautiful is that fact that it won’t last. Nothing will. I have seen the darkness, been on my knees with grief, and I still choose love.

Sometimes Being Pushed Through a Door We Don’t Like, Sends Us Into a World Full of Glittering Treasures

April 3, 2021

Divorce was a door I never dreamed would be put in front of me, and when it appeared out of nowhere, I was pushed through, kicking and screaming, my eyes squeezed shut, my hands over my ears. I never wanted any of this. I thought

It is said, When Aphrodite’s Necklace Fell into the Sea, the Most Beautiful Jewel Became Elba

March 28, 2021

If I was a Love Goddess, my precious necklace would be made up of a string of magical moments, experiences that I will treasure forever, that can never be taken, lost or stolen, or dropped in the sea…

Sell the Jewels, Take the Trip

March 5, 2021

My motto: Sell the jewels, take the trip! In 2018 I had a banner year–I lost my father to cancer, my best friend to suicide, and my marriage to infidelity. I didn’t know what to do to keep my head above water, so I decided

Dancing on Mt. Kilimanjaro

February 21, 2021

And now, I have a marvelous treasure safely stored in a rainbow silk scarf, some fragile fragments of a certain palace, a palace so beautiful you can still see its reflections in the sky over Mt. Kilimanjaro when the light is just right.

I’m Betting on You!

February 1, 2021

I hope when the time comes to bet on yourself, you double down.

Diva Creative Writing Workshop 2021

January 4, 2021

My Creative Writing Class is like no other! Sparkling repartee! Writing Prompts created to lead us deep into our soul! Tranformative and Hilarious Reading Assignments! Martini Zoom Time with Writing Tips! And finally a TRANSFORMATION story we can call our own! And at the end

Moonlit Balls, Seashell Crowns, and a Quest in Tulum

December 20, 2020

She is wearing a robe spun from shooting stars and I’m wearing a dress sewn from a sheet of rain.

The Queen’s Bath

December 8, 2020

I have never felt more like a queen than swimming in a waterfall in a jungle surrounded by ancient stones with my twin soul, who put her arms around me when I was cold…

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