Apr 29, 2021Member-onlyStaying Calm in ChaosEmbrace Our Current Political Climate Remember those Mayhem commercials? A very funny take on the idea that there is an entity intent on making our lives difficult. An entity whose sole purpose is to disrupt and damage. After this past year of pandemic confusion and uncertainty, protests racism in our…Meditation4 min read
Apr 27, 2021Member-onlyWhy Haven’t You Gotten THE VACCINE Yet?!A Breakdown Toward Better Understanding When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s no escaping the pressure to comply here in the U.S. With pop-up information sources on every internet search & social media interaction, as well as signs and speaker announcements in every store, it’s fairly impossible to miss…Covid 194 min read
Feb 17, 2021Member-onlyChoose CompassionA Plea for Unity — One of the greatest gifts in my life is having beloved friends and family who hold political beliefs which oppose mine. The reason is — it holds me accountable for my own self-righteousness. It helps me to stop judging them, and to remember that loving these people is more important…Politics4 min read
Published in Family Matters·Oct 28, 2020Member-onlyWhat it Feels Like to Grow a HumanThe Wonder of the Ultimate Love — The strangest life experience ever, must be when two people walk into a hospital, and leave the hospital as three people. The fact that sex, pregnancy, popping out a baby, and suddenly becoming a parent, is commonplace, does not make any of it “ordinary”. …Family8 min read
Oct 24, 2020Member-onlyAttention is the Most Important Part of LoveGive it Freely — If you’ve ever read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, you know it’s one of the greatest books out there, for defining the ways people give and receive affection or love. Chapman explains that out of the five main ways of expressing affection toward those we care about, we…Life5 min read
Oct 23, 2020Member-onlyCreate Better KarmaBe Kind to Your DoorDasher — DoorDashing (as well as all the other app delivery services) is all the rage for the unemployed or underemployed these days. Worldwide pandemic or not, people still need food. And thank goodness for delivery drivers! For dashers, It’s easy to get started. The app is brilliant, the money is usually…Pandemic6 min read
Oct 22, 2020Member-onlyHold Your BoundariesMake Sure Your Love Interest is Worthy — Lust and infatuation can make us do some crazy things. You might know he has a reputation as a player, and has mysterious notches on the steering wheel, but when he moves in for a kiss, your brain turns to mush. …Dating3 min read
Oct 19, 2020Member-onlyRiggers and the Sport of SkydivingHow They Keep Jumpers Safe — What is a Rigger? Riggers are parachute professionals, trained and licensed to pack and repair parachutes for military and civilian, recreational and sport skydiving purposes. In the military, riggers are trained by their military branch around the world, to support their paratrooper forces and for aerial supply and equipment parachute delivery. In the civilian…Jobs4 min read
Oct 18, 2020Member-onlyAchieve the ExtraordinaryEven as a Mom — I did 5 tandems skydives over a period of 5 spread out years before I made the giant mental leap to accept the ludicrous idea of becoming a licensed skydiver. It was only after my last tandem instructor asked with sincere confusion, “Instead of spending the money for all these…Moms5 min read
Oct 16, 2020Member-onlyTime to Chill OutLessons of 2020 — Life seems especially full of challenges this year of 2020…for everyone. I know not one single person over the age of 4, who hasn’t been impacted or touched, in some way, by the extraordinary onslaught of energetic disturbances over our entire planet. With a bombardment of opinions, manipulation, lies, blame…Life4 min read
