You just lost your job, your spouse ran away with someone else, your cherished childhood pet crossed the rainbow bridge or some other deep tragedy has struck your life. Suddenly, it takes every ounce of energy you can muster to pick your head up off the pillow. No matter how much you try to talk…
Month: January 2020
Dear Diary – My Birthday Is A Big One
Dear Diary: My birthday is in a month and I’m going to be 50. It’s a big one! That’s half a century behind me. (There’s food for thought!) My life so far has been an interesting journey. The world was so different when I was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, in 1970. It was crazy,…
An Empath Doesn’t Wave A Magic Wand
I called this blog The Write Empath, but I seldom write about the empath part of me. I am an empath, and it is an important part of who I am, but it isn’t something I focus much on in the public eye. There are books, blogs, and message boards galore that discuss the term…
Change Is A Choice
There are a thousand adages and quotations about change. “Be the change you want to see … ” “Everyone thinks of changing the world … “ “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous change…” We may not like it, but change is inevitable and unstoppable. And, that’s a good thing. Imagine how boring the…
Ashamed Of Your Past?
Are you proud of the person you are today and the life you lead? If you’ve come a long way from where you once were, you are likely proud of who you have become. But, are you ashamed of that past? Change happens moment by moment, day by day. The person we are today is…
2020 Vision
2020 is here! With this new year, there are some changes I hope to implement. I won’t call them resolutions, because they aren’t exactly goals. Instead, I’m working on a new way of thinking, and a new attitude. Call it a vision into the future! When I started this blog in March of 2017, I…