Yearly Archives

2012

expansion

The Power of Being Human

The people you think “have it all together” are just those you don’t know well enough. -Rick Warren In Information = Power from Success Magazine‘s December 2011 issue, Tavis Smiley talks about the importance of leader’s sharing their stories of…

the ♥ files

slowly

It’s like you want it to be over he said to me it shocked me reminded me of you, slowing me down of course I want it to end the question mark, made into a period. I want to feel,…

building bridges

The importance of depth

Women are moved by depth. It’s why we seek out such deep connections with the people we relate to. It’s why historically we’ve had nurturing type roles. It’s why we feel so much compassion and empathy and MUST act on…

building bridges

the man’s secret weapon

It’s no secret that men love teaching women (how to do) things.  And that they are great at it!  And that this exchange of giving and receiving creates a dynamic has a swooning effect on women and a puffing effect…

expansion

What I know for sure

“You can’t solve a problem with the level of thinking that created it” -Albert Einstein I’ve been working on a list of my own personal “maxims” – my own “rules of the road” so to speak; for relating and for…

grief to relief

open wider than the hurt

I could pretend that I don’t miss you the words I hate to utter aloud and that my heart  doesn’t feel crushed as my day goes along its hums in the back of my mind tears stinging my eyes when…

just a girl

I know you think you’re lost but you were never lost when you knew how to open my heart better then I could when I stood before you not even knowing how closed I was how did you know how…

the ♥ files

to live with an open heart

some goodbyes happen quietly hidden beneath the surface shiny eyes wobble tears within them beneath the emerging moonlight as you pull me into your shoulder where I lay the smaller sobs that I am not holding back reasons why unuttered…

the ♥ files

not an overnighter…

  As they wheeled my father back into his hospital room I watched the exchange between he and my mom. I sat quietly behind them, wanting to be invisible, not wanting to disrupt them.  In a moment, the glances they exchanged told…

expansion

LIFE STARTS CLAPPING

Wherever God lays His glance Life starts Clapping.   The Myriad Creatures grab their instruments And join the Song.   Whenever love makes itself known Against another Body   The Jewel in the eye starts To Dance. -Hafiz

Close