Here was originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing. Settled in her wheelchair, hugging a mug of black coffee close to her chest, the old woman sits in the sunshine outside of the front door, a woven blanket draped across her lap. Tendrils of steam waft toward her glasses, … Continue reading Here
My vision board
Rogelio de la Vega, my life coach, is the king of vision boards. He's a character on Jane the Virgin, a telenovela actor and Jane's father. If you haven't had the pleasure of seeing it yet, I am so excited for you! Seasons 1-3 are on Netflix. A couple weeks ago I was in the mood … Continue reading My vision board
What I’ve Been Reading, part 1
If you follow me on Goodreads, I suppose you can stop reading this post. But if I've learned anything from Martha Stewart, it's the principle of synergy. [Sidenote: Everyone should watch the 2003 TV movie Martha, Inc., because it is a hidden gem of a film and Cybill Sheppherd is amazing and hysterical. I may own this … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading, part 1
New
We are only days in to the new year, 2018. I was happy to say farewell to 2017. It felt like a deep exhale. Breathe out all of the pain, grief, fear, doubt, illness, confusion, and loss. Breathe in health, hope, joy, peace, growth, and newness. If 2017 was a crash course in letting go, … Continue reading New
The Best of Friends
Full disclosure: I have seen every episode of Friends, the television sitcom that aired from 1994-2004, dozens of times. It’s my go-to bedtime show, background show, holiday show (I watch all the Thanksgiving episodes every year). The six friends are great, with the exception of Ross. He drives me nuts (case in point: We never … Continue reading The Best of Friends
Random things that are helping
While books have helped me grow and think, other slices of pop culture, daily practices, and mental health care have helped me walk slowly toward goodness, as this blog aims to chronicle. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend This is one of the best comedies on television, in my opinion. Each episode has original, hilarious musical numbers. The characters … Continue reading Random things that are helping
My Healing Bookshelf
Books have always been my happy place. They have been a way for me to learn, hide, see the world, grow up, pretend, remember, and become. Professor and author Rudine Sims Bishop wrote a piece about books being like mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Books can present the reader with a different worldview than … Continue reading My Healing Bookshelf
Among the Trees 