“I’m not different for the sake of being different, only for the desperate sake of being myself. I can’t join your gang: you’d think I was a phony and I’d know it.” – Vivian Stanshall The quest for authenticity seems to be never-ending and ever-changing. We strive for authenticity as…
This month Quest for Meaning is focusing on atonement. Given that we are all prone to slip-ups, mistakes, and the occasional faux pas, atonement is probably something that we have all considered from time to time. Read more about why I think we should rid ourselves of atonement and focus,…
The Tree stands tall and majestic in the heavy stillness of twilight, when daylight is waning and nightfall hasn’t yet taken hold. There is a raw ambiguity in the air – in this middle place – one foot in this world, the other stepping over the threshold to the next.…
I recently celebrated my six month Blogoversary and, wouldn’t you know, my website chose that inopportune time to malfunction. So here is take two on my blogoversary post. For those of you who take the time to read my blog – whether regularly, occasionally, or sporadically – thank you, thank…
Help me! Please! I am screaming, but the words evaporate as quickly as I can expel them from my mouth. I am thrashing and writhing, desperately grabbing at anyone who might be able to save me. There are so many people around me, all possible heroes, but none of them come…
Happy Monday, y’all! It has been a couple of weeks since I’ve linked up with Stasha at The Good Life for her Monday Listicles and I was eager to rejoin the Listicles group even before I learned this week’s topic of 10 Things I Love About My Car. Given that…