Getting a nudge that you can’t resist might be for a good reason — My darkest day in August had me at my knees, empty in my heart and unsettled in my soul. That night was a full moon. As I stared at it from a dark hilltop, I found myself asking how to get out of this angst. I needed something, but I…

Nature is always getting in the way…. And it goes far beyond bugs. I named him Bob. He was a sketchy-looking spider who had made a nice home for himself in the corner of my living room. My boyfriend told me to get the vacuum and kill it. I refused…

We know what’s really causing people to die — When Sudden Adult Death Syndrome hit the news, I rolled my eyes. SADS is what you call it when you don’t want to acknowledge what is actually killing people. People don’t randomly die. We live in a world of cause and effect. Autopsies prove that. Starting in 2021, people started…

Don’t say, “It’s okay” when it’s not. — I was sitting by a waterfall, listening intently to a musician performing a lyrical song that had me in a near trance. I closed my eyes and entered into a meditative state as I listened. A man sat beside me and commented on much he was enjoying the music. My…

In a time of healing, this might just be the key — As I pushed off the shoreline on my beloved paddle board, I gazed to the right, the direction that I always went in this bay. But today, as I stared down that channel, I felt the energy drain from my body. It wasn’t just the direction that I always went…

Choose wisely when you have a goal in mind. — At 27, I went to Nordstrom to purchase a piece of jewelry to celebrate buying my first home. As the young salesgirl chatted with me, I confided the reason for the purchase. She expressed her admiration that I was able to do this at such a young age and asked…

This small question will get their immediate attention — It was unusual to have not heard back from her. I had sent a text three days prior and still no response. I called and got voicemail. Was she upset with me? Ultra-busy? Lying comatose in a ditch being nibbled on by stray cows? I sent another message. “Are you…

Get your armor ready — you are going to need it. — Something happens when you speak truth, facts, and common sense. Normal people get curious. People are generally intrigued by hearing different perspectives and learning new information. Most people appreciate being corrected if they were misinformed or lacked the context to fully understand a situation. This is why people eat up…