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belonging, journey, love, small ripples - May 15, 2022

I Got the Best Deal

Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary.

On our anniversary, I like to share how we met because back in the day (aka before the internet), we met in a non-traditional way...a personal ad.

Celebrating all on Mother's Day

The other day I was flipping through Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown and discovered the mixed feeling of happiness and sadness known as bittersweet. It's how I feel today. This is my first Mother's Day without my mom, who passed from a ten-year health decline last June.

Mental Health Awareness Month

Despite all the fuffle in our Great Kerfuffle, the last two years have sparked many positive ripples like: Slaying the myth that WFH couldn't work Accelerating safe and effective preventive medicines Acknowledging that it's ok not to be ok Although we've made great strides in becoming more open about mental health, we need to keep pedaling. I see it with my story, as I publicly share my orthopedic and vascular challenges but have rarely discussed my depressive and PTSD symptoms from the early moments of my last bad day recovery. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and hopefully, it...

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belonging, compassion, connection, growth - April 22, 2022

Happy Mamma Earth Day

One Little Dot How can something this big be invisible? The environment is everywhere and yet it isn't visible Maybe if we saw it, we would see it's not invincible And have to take responsibility as individuals How can something this big be invisible? If it's all around us, it should show itself on pure principle The scientists are certain that the damage is residual And climate change data's reaching levels that are critical Yet somehow that's political We argue over math Our citizens are too cynical to believe in facts We make excuses and...

Slow Down - Breathe

What is called for now? How often do we fail to ask ourselves this question and just keep spinning? Is this a time for purposeful activity? Is this a time for repose? What happens when we act in alignment or opposition to our intuition? Since my last bad day, a cornerstone has been listening to what my mind, body, and heart are whispering before they turn up the volume. Our hamster wheels are loud. When we're on them all the time, we miss the whispers. We miss the invitation to hop off and breathe. ...