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Those Who See What I Don’t See There are people in my life who see things in me that I do not see. Case in point; two years ago, a member in my Toastmasters Club encouraged me to compete in the annual speech contest. I’d been a club member for only a year. In my…

What We Hope For When I said, “I do,” on my wedding day, I had no idea what was up ahead. I only knew what I hoped for; to be understood, to be cherished and not abandoned. Did I get what I wanted? Yes, I did, and a whole lot more. But these hopes did…

Running What are our symptoms of running from life? For me a sure sign of running from my life is an interior restlessness. I know that something within me is amiss, but tending to it with any intention to listen only causes me to fear the answer to the question, “What will I find?” Consequently,…

Siblings While growing up, I did not value, cherish or relish my siblings; I only learned how to live among them and stay out of their way. The oldest, a brother, was ten when I was born and by the time I became aware of his presence, he was a teenager with hairy legs.  The…