Happy Birthday Blog for Mom

Happy Birthday Blog for Mom

Thanks for the backbone you gave this family.
Sometimes I picture the spine as a stack of cookies—ginger snaps, chocolate chips, snickerdoodles, oatmeal—layered strength, sweet and steady.

Not Cynical—Because I Write

Not Cynical—Because I Write

When we emerge from the page, we are not cynical. The words have drawn us away—forward—toward growth and compassion.

Happy Birthday Blog for a Chosen One

Happy Birthday Blog for a Chosen One

I may be the elder, but you’ve often modeled the kind of calm integrity I reach for. 
The way you move through the world—through the crowds, through change—without losing yourself.
Always aware of your center.
Always grounded in your truth.

Shadow Vs. Shoulders: Choosing Expression over Expectation

Shadow Vs. Shoulders: Choosing Expression over Expectation

Standing in shadow is hiding, cloistering.
Standing on shoulders is rising, opening.
From someone’s shoulders, I can see farther than they saw, imagine deeper, wider, wilder. I carry forward what they offered, but I’m not confined by it.