Personal Relations

Breaking the Cycle, Like Mother, Like Daughter

We raise our children, soaking in their achievements, choosing to honor our successful parenting with a…
Making amends to my three-year-old self.

At the age of fifty-three I finally grew up and I learned that making amends will…
I can’t change him, but I can change.

I sit there and watch… One… Jigger shot of gin, this looks like trouble. Two… Jigger…
Making Literary Friends

There’s an app. for that. I had a coming out party on Substack and no one…
Globally Speaking: We are more alike than different.

Globally Speaking a Poem I have a mouth to speak. I have eyes to see. I…
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Many of wise men and women have quoted these words. On that note I have scheduled…
Greed, That’s Mine Not Yours

Greed isn’t necessarily about the dollar amount but feeling entitled. And that’s what’s inherently wrong.
Truth Hurts, I Can’t Change Him

Change is an inside job.
Truth Hurts, Marriages Suffer During Recovery.

The truth is my relationships are suffering during my recovery. Almost two and half years ago…
Casting Call, Playing the Character

Over the years we will have casting calls, expected to play certain characters on the stage…