Category Archives: bravery
Renovating a Life and a House
Welp, here it is. For awhile I had been dreaming of leaving the US. I had dreamed of living a simple life in a country not mired in so much racial strife or expense of living. I had traveled to … Continue reading
Posted in bravery, change, grief loss, independance, renovation, Uncategorized, women
Tagged change, divorce, life, renovation
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On Life
I am trying to wrap my head around divorce. Never in a million years did I expect to be going thru one yet here I am. In this new era, there are books on cooperative divorce, creative divorce, mediation. I … Continue reading
Posted in bravery, change, divorce, grief loss, Uncategorized
Tagged divorce, family, Kindness
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Lesson
Many years ago my only brother was killed in an automobile accident. No one really ever thinks it could happen to them and I always assumed my family was immune to such tragedy. It was always someone else. Life has … Continue reading
Ah Cuba
I am here recovering. I am in the Florida home of my parents sitting in a knee high cast. For those of you who follow this blog, I am frequently in Cuba. My last visit I got the chance to … Continue reading
A little love goes a long ways
Life has a way of taking us on a wild ride. Forrest Gump once said “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.” So many of us start out with good intentions … Continue reading
Posted in anger, bravery, change, independance, Kindness, love, self care, Uncategorized
Tagged ego, narcissism
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Where are you?
Well it’s been a moment. Finally back in the country sitting here at my old laptop thinking about relationship. To be specific I am thinking of marriage. I sit here tonight on the cusp of divorce after a very long … Continue reading
Posted in bravery, change, Fear, grief loss, independance, love, Uncategorized, women
Tagged culture, Fear, Kindness, love, society, women
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Monsters that bite
I awake this morning with a sense of dread. I wonder what the day will bring. Of course I lie in this quiet space and give my thanks for this moment of peace. It seems every day brings … Continue reading
The long fingers
If I outlive my parents, I will become an orphan. I wake this morning thinking about death. Not so much mine or that of my parents but death in general. I wonder if it still scares me like it … Continue reading
Ties that bind
In these recent weeks I have had my moments of despair and great grief. At times it just washed over me out of the blue. I feel the anger welling up in me and try to find constructive ways to … Continue reading
Posted in bravery, change, grief loss, independance, race, Uncategorized
Tagged ancestors, Juneteenth
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Pain of birth
On May 7 I wrote an article titled Wringing the cloth of blood. Little did i know it would be foreshadowing another death of another black man at the hands of police. George Floyd would be brutally murdered in Minnesota just … Continue reading
A different terrain 