Writer & Editor
I was going to type this post directly on my computer, but I was struggling to write. But I refused to let another day go by without me doing some kind of writing. So, these words are the product of my dictation, my attempt to overcome this bout of “writer’s…
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While writing comes naturally, it wasn’t always easy for me to feel confident in what needed to be said. Oftentimes, when I was younger, if I spoke up in conversation, unless my words were directly in line with what others were talking about, I would get strange looks. I realize…
How does one contend with and work through difficult emotions when they know better than to let an event affect them? It’s one thing to know in your mind, based on past experience, that there’s no need to be upset or angry when thinking of the big picture of life…
Last night, while working at The Domain here in Austin, Texas, we were put on lockdown due to notification of an active shooter being on site. We didn’t know where the individual was at first, but we were alerted and so our managers started implementing their safety protocol. I was…
Sometimes the human world appears different than what we see in our minds. We have a vision of something, or someone, and sometimes the vision in our minds doesn’t come to fruition. Sometimes, we find ourselves disillusioned, disappointed. When that happens, when our vision is better than reality, we are…
So I saw the movie Glass this past Saturday and, needless to say, I was shocked, floored. I was impacted. And I was obviously inspired because after the movie I went to Barnes & Noble next door and started walking around looking at things, and the ideas started flowing. I…
