I revisited a docuseries recently because it was so good the first time I watched it a few years ago. If you have not watched “The Defiant Ones”, the story of Jimmy Lovine and Dr. Dre, I highly recommend it. For anyone who has no idea who I am talking about, the docuseries is describedContinue reading “Blinders.”

Being a quiet kid growing up, I sat back and watched the interactions and behavior of people. I was an insecure kid and the way I combatted it was to only speak when spoken to and be nice so I wouldn’t open myself up to ridicule. I watched what happened when the other kids who “weren’tContinue reading “Even Sarah.”

Those who know me best know by nature I’m a bit of a curmudgeon. A funny and loveable curmudgeon, but still a curmudgeon. Those who don’t know me that well or only from my writing I think see me as this beacon of light. I try hard to put positivity out there because internally myContinue reading “Sour Milk.”

We’ve all been through shit, but the people I connect with the most have not only been through it, but have done the work and continue to do the work. They’ve gone deep, they’ve looked at themselves and their bullshit right in the face. They have stopped blaming others for their stuff, or at leastContinue reading “Do The Work.”

While 2020 seemed to be a hard year for a lot of people, it paled in comparison to the year I had in 2019. To me, 2019 marked a year of suffering the death of my marriage, the death of some close friendships and battling with a lot of self-loathing and resentment towards other people.Continue reading “Don’t Play Small.”

Typically, I’m pretty good at naming my emotions. This time of year, like many people I’m sure, provokes a lot of reflection of the previous 12 months. I have been struggling with naming how I feel about this year. Never has such a year happened with a dizzying array of events and emotions. I haveContinue reading “Phoenix Rising”

Like many Americans, I struggle with anxiety. It started in my mid-twenties. I didn’t realize it at the time but the catalyst was when I was at a crossroads between taking a Business Development position with a well-renowned local non-profit and accepting a promotion from my $8 an hour weekend position to a $10 anContinue reading “Cheryl: 2 Years.”

It’s 6:00am as I type this and I am looking at my house in complete disarray. There are tools strewn across the kitchen, the dishwasher is in the middle of the room, and plastic tarp drapes over the new butcher block countertop. I just stepped on something sharp on my way up the green carpetedContinue reading “The Feast.”

I don’t exactly remember where it came from or if I read it somewhere, but one of the best pieces of advice that I have used over and over again (and sometimes I have to remind myself of) is when confronted with a less than pleasant situation, throw love at it. (It was probably TheContinue reading “Three Certainties In Life: Death, Taxes, and Douchebags.”

From a young age, I recognized I had my mother’s hands. I don’t know why, but I was fascinated by this. I look more like my dad than my mom. But my hands – my hands are my mother’s. Whose personality I emulate more is still up for debate and it depends on who youContinue reading “Hands.”