There is an African proverb that goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This is something that I have had to learn, sometimes the hard way, in my own life. I was raised to be very self-sufficient. I was given responsibilities early on, some of […]
How do We Respond?
How do we respond when we get bad news? Sometimes it is a matter of allowing ourselves time to just go into the depths of despair for a while, knowing we will come out. We sometimes have to remind ourselves that we do, indeed, have to come out of it and back into the LIGHT. […]
Continual Improvements
As many of you already know, I have been taking guitar lessons. I began that journey last autumn. Of course, at first, I was walking away from the lessons wondering if I had learned anything at all. But my passion for learning was strong, which got me through the first semester. In the second semester […]
The Only Risk
“There are always risks in freedom. The only risk in bondage is that of breaking free.” -Gait Belling When I was a kid, my oldest sister (18 years older) was married to a man who struggled with alcoholism. That was back in the days when it was expected that, should you get pregnant out of […]
The Journey of a Lifetime
“Searching for oneself is a journey of a lifetime. Life is what happens in between.” -Mateo from Warrior Nun Life is about constantly discovering who you are. Yes, it is a journey. It is a lifelong journey. If you were to ask my youngest self any question at all, the answer would be much different […]
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