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I used to drink. . . a lot. After seeing the toll it took on someone I cared deeply for & a relationship that was important to me, I...

"It all unfolds from here" is what @mountaintemple (Chris) said as he finished work on my tattoo & I gazed out the window at the...

Let me start with one word: DON’T! It ain’t worth it, folks. Looking back, I can almost see the energy that ended up consuming us. It...

I’d love to be able to blame the chaos and struggle of 2018 on Trump but I can’t. I mean, I probably could. Based on what I read on...

I’ve had friends ask me what I was going to write about on the last day.  If I already had it written.  If I was going to reveal...

There, as if there’s a final destination I was expecting to arrive at.   I fully expected to need the majority of my allotted 365 days to...

As we opened the door, I could feel the tears well up.  A part of me still expected to see him sitting there waiting for his evening...

It all boils down to perspective.  Perspective of how things effect you.  Perspective of your reactions.  Perspective of how you impact...

Today, I surprised Mr. Universe with a massage.  I thought it would be a good way to hit the reset button after the holidays and before...

Today, I had lunch with a dear friend that I hadn’t spent quality time with in awhile.  It was lovely to catch up and see how refreshed...

Today I spent some time playing around with some numbers.  I’m not a numbers person, necessarily, but I do like to understand how things...

It’s Giving Tuesday…the day after Cyber Monday and three days after Black Friday.  So after a weekend of running around like crazy...

I’ve always been funny.  At least I like to think I’m funny.  Whatever I am…however funny or not funny…I’ve been this way since I was...

There’s nothing wrong with being opportunistic, as long as you aren’t throwing all moral convictions out the window.  There are certainly...

Tonight is Friendsgiving….when I get to host my closest confidants from the past year.   As I was thinking about the gathering, I noticed...

Progress…living…is about achieving milestones, no matter how big or small.  Today I crossed off a small milestone that felt monumental.  ...

After two months of spending nearly every minute of every day together, Mr. Universe finally went back to work today.  I think we were...

It’s a wonder there’s any harmony to be found. Life isn’t about those moments when we digress…when we are at our low point.   Life is...

Did you think I was going to skip today?!?   That after my post yesterday, I’d given myself permission to take a day…or two…or ten off?...

I was a little nervous about the (lack of a) plan until today.  It kinda feels a bit like I’ve been living…taking each day as it...