Trauma Recovery Coach, Speaker, Consultant & Author
It has been an interesting exercise, noticing the things that provide meaning and joy in my life. A poet friend observed that much of my poetry involves lists, and I recognize it is my nature to catalog my experiences. In … Read more…
As I write this post, I am sitting in Nashville’s Central Library, in front of a curved window overlooking a beautiful garden. Autumn has come to Tennessee, and the trees are dressed in orange and red. The Cumberland River winds … Read more…
In the midst of my concern for my sister, who’s been ill, and all the other various challenges of life, I find myself paradoxically almost overwhelmed with gratitude. I find I want to write about what gives my life meaning, … Read more…
On this anniversary week of the 9/11 attacks, I’ve been thinking a lot about how it felt then to be an American, and how we’re feeling now. I remember acutely the day, of course, the immense shock and the dawning … Read more…
Very early this 4th of July morning, I was walking in one of my favorite parks, around a small lake. Crossing a footbridge, I looked down and saw a mother duck leading her babies through open water into a stand … Read more…
Today the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the landmark healthcare bill, the Affordable Care Act. This decision removes any legal obstacles to implementation of the Act, although individual states can decide to decline federal funds and not expand their … Read more…
There are 260,000 graves in Arlington National Cemetery. This weekend each one of them has an American flag on its headstone, placed there by soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry. Today is Memorial Day, the day on which we traditionally … Read more…