regret. and forgiveness.

regret. and forgiveness.

forgiveness was one of those words that was supposed to mean a lot. I treated it that way and yet would have to add that it never really hit me square between the eyes, as they say. then, in the way that the universe has, I was receiving back to back to back messages,...
the kindness of strangers

the kindness of strangers

well, right off the bat I need to start with confessing I did something incredibly foolish. i got distracted and I lost the ignition key to my rental car. in a grocery store! it *was* for a good cause, I had picked up the phone because i had a dear friend who I knew...
fear. real and imagined.

fear. real and imagined.

apparently our brains don’t differentiate true I’m-in-danger fear from the my-mind-made-it-up garden variety fear. our bodies feel both as if there is an immediate threat to safety. we hit that fight or flight response and our amygdala — the good old...
music memories

music memories

do you remember the first time you ever did something? or the last time? or heard something, tasted something, met someone, simply had the most amazing THING happen to you? what jogs your memory? for me it’s music. i work a lot of hours right here on my lovely...