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- from love & rockets to shakespeare -

- from the breakfast club to deepak chopra -

- from my therapist to the random southern gent on the street -

sometimes real, profound and deep; sometimes simply funny; sometimes both

It's Okay To Not Be Okay - Part 2

Feb 11, 202111 min read

It's Okay To Not Be Okay - Part 2

We agree...yes? So, then what? In my last post, I discussed the newly minted cliché It’s Okay To Not Be Okay. I sang its praises for...

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It's Okay To Not Be Okay

Jan 25, 20218 min read

It's Okay To Not Be Okay

A (Welcome) Cliché Brought To Us By 2020

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Embracing the Contradictions and Complexities That Make Us Human

Dec 19, 20208 min read

Embracing the Contradictions and Complexities That Make Us Human

Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions - Charles Caleb Colton As I sit here drafting my own obituary in my head, I’m...

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This Too Shall Pass

Nov 8, 20207 min read

This Too Shall Pass

You Are The Sky. Not The Thunder, Lightning, Clouds or Rain. You Are The Sky.

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The Fifteen Minute Pity Party (With Flex Time)

Oct 18, 20208 min read

The Fifteen Minute Pity Party (With Flex Time)

Go Ahead And Throw One - If Beyoncé Can Have One, Then So Can You

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A Letter I Will Never Get To Send

Sep 25, 20204 min read

A Letter I Will Never Get To Send

But Don't Need To: A Merry File.

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What's In A Name?

Sep 4, 20205 min read

What's In A Name?

My name ain't Susan. Or Mack for that matter.

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My Birthday Wish(es).

Aug 25, 20203 min read

My Birthday Wish(es).

An Open Letter To My Sons. On this day, my 48th birthday, I wish upon you many gifts.

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Said The Buddha: Don't Judge Others, Because You Are Not Perfect

May 19, 20209 min read

Said The Buddha: Don't Judge Others, Because You Are Not Perfect

As did Bob Marley. And my mother. And me. And also, duh…

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Live, Love, Learn, LAUGH

Feb 8, 20206 min read

Live, Love, Learn, LAUGH

I won’t remember each time I laugh or what it was that made me laugh, but I’ll never forget the first time.

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part I

Dec 8, 201911 min read

To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Part I

A Socrates and Shakespeare mash up!

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To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Finale (finally...)

Oct 8, 20198 min read

To Thine Own Self Be True...But First, Know Thyself - Finale (finally...)

"I am what I am and that's all what I am" Popeye

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