Our sweet Annie is missing. She’s about 15 years old with the soul of young, cheerful puppy. When she wags her little, stubby tail, her whole body wags with it. My husband and I are outside for about an hour searching for her. We check under the deck, down the road, and through the woods. […]
One
As I was washing my bowl in the sink, a single, small bubble appeared and began to float around. At first, it went up – higher, higher and higher until its path became unpredictable. I watched as it went its own way, fluidly dancing about. Then, it started to sink. It went down, down, then […]
Now
Nike was on to something. The three words the brand coined together as their famous tagline always plays back as the answer to my lethargy – just do it. The simplicity and straightforwardness of it makes us question is efficacy. Surely, getting things done can’t be that simple. After all, we’re all just so busy […]
Validation
“Good morning,” says one of my coworkers as he enters the office. I want to say good morning back but he’s looking at her, not me, so maybe he isn’t wishing me a ‘good morning’… maybe he doesn’t want to talk to me because he doesn’t like me, or maybe he doesn’t even notice my […]
Obsessions
There are particular subjects that I tend to obsess over for a few weeks at a time before I shift gears and obsess over the next thing. During those few weeks or so, my brain is on fire. My intentions on doing the thing I’m obsessing over consumes me – I listen to podcasts about […]
The Letter
I want to share with you the letter I was referring to in my last entry. In some of my most vulnerable moments, I like to pull it out and read it, like a sword drawn from the hilt, ready to fight the black dog. Although personal to me, I invite you to use it […]