Blog Archive

As I enter into my 41st year, I felt a sudden desire to return here to my blog and write. It has been awhile. I have shared poems and...

Hold On

For you whose light has been dimmed in an already dark world— For you whose voice has been muted in a loud screaming world— For you...

Waking Up

Holding hands in the dark, the wash of moonlight spilling onto the sheets. A kiss on my cheek and a hug that lingers long enough to...

Reflections On Gratitude

With Thanksgiving around the corner, gratitude is in the air. Gratitude is of course a wonderful thing. It is one of those “life hacks”...

The Box

And I sit here staring at the empty screen and the words simply don’t come out. They litter the floor of this box that surrounds me...

Insomnia

It is 10 pm on a Wednesday night as I sit down at my laptop to check in with each and every one of you. The sights and sounds of the...

When We Can’t Fix

Today, I was sitting with a group of first year medical students, and we were talking about loss. Specifically, how to be with dying...

Breathing The Air

We sit together like this every week, him and I, and talk about it all. It has been almost eight years now since life fell apart for...

About Last Night

Lately when I sit down to write, I feel a compelling desire to ground myself. I write something that often begins like this: “It is...

Breathless

On a recent family vacation to Disney World, I found myself sitting in a black motorcycle seat, pressed forward against a chest...

The Sun And Moon

There is a 6:15 am sunrise trying to climb above dark green mountains. The pale light starts to wake a sleepy sky, and creates...

Back To School

As I write this, I am sitting on my bed, around 9:30 pm on Monday night, Labor Day. The house is restless with all sorts of...

Grounding

Dear friends, I wanted to share a few words that I had scribbled down in my journal last week. I was traveling to San Francisco, and I...

Toast And Coffee

She told me once that her depression was a howl with no end. And in her words, I could see the aching scream, moving like restless...

Fooling Around

When I first started my blog a couple of years ago, I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. My initial vision was to share a few brief...