“Show the world the impossible is possible.” Coming down from the high of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which dominated my psyche over the past month, I have thought a lot about what it means to be great; not just better than others but the best you can be at something. As I […]
The Depths of Vulnerability I lost my mom on January 25th, 2024. It was the day my heart shattered into thousands of tiny pieces. Witnessing the irregular, jagged process of dying helped me understand and appreciate my inner strength, but when the final breath came, I felt like every ounce of strength I had stored […]
Discovering the Meaning of Strength The act of writing a memoir serves as a personal looking glass into the depth of your own soul. The choice to share one’s soul is an act of vulnerability. As a writer working through the lived experiences of my own memoir, I am treading water in a sea of […]
And so, let’s begin… It is humbling – and a little daunting, if I am being honest – to admit that I am at the beginning of my journey as a writer, especially since I have been writing words under the banner of various companies for over two decades. I have crafted webpages full […]
Fireflies & Crickets When I am unable to write due to life’s other demands, I visualize the ideas that live inside my head as little fireflies – trapped and bumbling around, bumping into the glass jar of my brain. The inability to unscrew the lid and release them always makes me feel a bit […]