Chains   You teach people how to treat you.   I’m not sure who said it first—Dr. Phil, Oprah, or Tony Gaskins in this fleshed out version: “You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.” In my own experience, I have sometimes allowed unacceptable behavior … Read more

    One Hundred   Even when I was a kid, I thought of the afterlife a lot. I think it’s safe to say, I always assumed that one exists. Even though that’s true for me, I routinely get caught up in the here and now. Like, every day. Most minutes, I’d say. This gets … Read more

Hot Tubs By Swimming Pools   “You look at places on the earth, where to be born there would be like being born into hell because from the time you’re an infant being born, there’s not enough food, there’s abuse and torture and maybe warfare and we look at spots on the earth where it’s … Read more

Hey guys, I’ve taken a breather from my book since my launch three weeks or so ago but I’m using today to get back into book mode a little bit. I’m following up with anyone I think may have read my book or gifted my book to friends. If you read my book or know … Read more

  Indistinct Chatter In The Little Love That Could, I write about my aversion to small talk. I hate it. Loathe. So I thought of small talk when I noticed the “indistinct chatter” phrase in the subtitles of a film recently. One of my favorite reviews of my previous book, I Punched Myself in the … Read more

The Butterflies and the Bloom Soon I will celebrate my grandson’s first trip around the sun. After that, I will celebrate my own trip another time around the sun. The number is not germane here. (It’s been a few.) Yesterday, before sunrise, my husband John and I took a twisty-turny-twisty-turny drive through picturesque Ortega Highway … Read more

YOU GUYS! I woke up this morning, checked my stats and I’m in Amazon’s Top 100 Bestsellers (Kindle) in ALL THREE of my categories and I’m sure it’s because of all the support I’ve been getting from you! Thank you so much! https://amzn.to/2XWYYZ0 Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32 in Humor Essays #59 in Spiritual Self-Help #67 in Christian … Read more

The Stomach Bug, Handsome Men and Minding The Suffering Gap   It’s Saturday and you have a lot you want to accomplish today, but you think you may have a stomach bug. The kind that confines you to your bed with a heating pad. You feel so bad you can’t even take a break from … Read more

  I Have to Pee   John was waiting for me to get in the car and I yelled down that I was ready, but that I first had to pee.   I’ve said “I have to pee” a lot in my peeing career. To clarify, not that I have to pee a lot or … Read more

“I’ve said that I emerged from the womb with a saltshaker in one hand and a ripe tomato in the other. I also was born with a thirst for authenticity. I’ve truly always wanted the truth, even if it was painful. Lies seem pointless to me, a waste of everyone’s time.” –Pamela Capone, The Little … Read more