My Adventure of Self Discovery

​To say moving my mom out of her house of 50 years has been an adventure might be an understatement. I’m learning a lot about why I am who I am. While going through my room I found a Keirsey Temperament Sorter that a counselor friend of my parents sent me when I was...

Releasing My Emotional Baggage Back to the Universe

Tests – the last few months have been full of them. My mom signed a contract on her house and will close in a little over a week. Along with that May was a month full of travel, some unexpected, and I no more than returned from Hawaii and I was in the final stages of...

A Tribute to Dad

After a year we finally completed the celebration of life for my dad. It was a daunting task and I’d be lying if I said it went off without a hitch. I spent most of the week before going through old pictures to put in a video. Fortunately, he had scanned the old...

Overwhelm and Perfectionism – Don’t Let Them Get You Down

It finally feels like summer. I’m back from my island vacation, feeling renewed, to a whirlwind of activity. I’m planning a celebration of life for my dad who died last year during the pandemic and my mother is moving out of the house that she’s lived in for 50 years....

Purging in the Pacific Ocean

It’s a little after three in the morning and the rooster just started crowing. There is a cacophony of sounds here. As it gets dark the coqui frogs start to serenade us. Then early in the morning, the rooster starts up and a little later he is joined by more birds...

Increase Your Resilience By Accepting Support

As I sit in the garden and listen to the birds singing, I am content. Nature has a way of repairing the wounds we receive if we’ll let it. I am a survivor. I’ve survived breast cancer. I’ve survived caregiving and the loss of my husband at an early age. Being...

Personality Traits can Affect Motivation

Sometimes everything flows naturally. Sometimes I need a little more motivation. I love to sit down with a cup of coffee in the mornings to start my day. I enjoy holding the hot steaming cup in my hands and feeling the warmth. I love the aroma and the taste. Sitting...

The Horses Help Us See Our Truth

As I awaken from a deep sleep this morning, I’m full of uncertainty. My heart is telling me one thing and my head is telling me something else. Our personalities reveal how we should make decisions. My heart is what is best for me to follow. I will go out to be with...