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How to move forward when your heart is not in it Today I would rather pull the covers over my head and wait out my funk. I don’t know why I woke up feeling this way. There is no clear-cut reason to point at and say, That, that is the cause of my gloom, my... Continue Reading →
Photo by Deception Pass Bridge; by Author One of the more accessible hikes and a favorite of mine is the Bowman Bay/Rosario Beach Trail. This is where we headed on a beautiful spring afternoon with water bottles in our backpacks and a picnic lunch packed for our return. Heading west, we followed Hwy 20 until... Continue Reading →
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Two weeks back to work and how life is now. A fair amount of my focus over the past two weeks has been spent on sending out new Covid-19 questionnaires to screen clients in my private practice and explaining the new protocols to them. There are temperature checks to take before they... Continue Reading →
A Northwest Getaway Tiny droplets of ocean spray hit my face as I turn into the wind. I am bundled upwarmly from head to toe; knit hat, quilted jacket, gloves, and warm socks inside myshiny red rubber boots.The sun is at a quarter slant in the sky, for it has been up for hours. But... Continue Reading →
A real-life Archie Bunker or was he? Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash For those of you old enough to remember Archie Bunker, the quintessential cantankerous character of the ‘70’s show All In The Family, then you will understand my father. Or at least a side of him. But he was not all cantankerous, my dad.... Continue Reading →
My personal protest in the wake of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and too many to list A few weeks ago, I walked 2.23 miles. I did so without fanfare to honor the memory of a young, black man named Ahmaud Arbery. He went jogging one evening in his neighborhood in Georgia, much like... Continue Reading →
In the little town of Edison there is a place called Terramar... https://issuu.com/foodwinetravelmagazine/docs/fwtwinterpdf/38
A look at the pros and cons of corporate sponsorship Reading the news online, I flipped by a story relaying the candy icon Skittles is removing the color from their candies in support of Pride month. They are going grey to celebrate the LGBTQIA community by giving up their rainbow colors to show that only one rainbow... Continue Reading →
My coping mechanism and self-care habit in the time of Covid-19 Like so many of us, my love of books began in my youth. Books transported me to other worlds and other times filling my young mind and imagination with the beauty of the written word. As an adult, I read for knowledge, enjoyment, and... Continue Reading →
One massage therapist’s look into an uncertain future after Covid-19. At twenty-four years old, I excitedly hold my new massage license in my hands. It just came in the mail. I am shaking as I open the envelope and pull out the light blue, rectangular piece of paper. Slowly, I trace my name printed on... Continue Reading →