Music and memories get better with age. I decided this one Saturday evening sitting at my desk listening to some old songs. I didn’t intend to listen. I was supposed to be working on a project. Instead my mind was scattered and my vision blurry. So I decided to take a break and see what was happening on Facebook. A…
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Today I was supposed to finish off Part 2 of the post I shared last week on depression. (Read it here.) It was going to be all about what we need to do when we see or think someone is suffering from the disease. Instead, this morning as I was driving my school bus (something I do part-time to support my…
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Depression is the ugly black hole that no one understands until they’ve been there and that no one thinks there is any hope for once they are. It is brutal and dark and insidious. It creeps in and suffocates the life out of you. It makes you think that you are the only one that suffers, that life will never…
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Being young and domestically-impaired had its challenges, the first being that I never thought about “what’s for dinner” until I was hungry. To me, hunger was a sign that it was time to get in the car and drive to the closest restaurant (a bad habit that I still struggle with today). Second, if I actually did think about, I…
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For years I have signed my emails (and snail mail) with the signature, “Love & Energy.” In sales, and charged with motivating a team of like-minded women, it seemed like a natural way to sign off. Recently a friend responded back and asked, “Hey, what’s with the Love & Energy thing? Are you channeling your Middle Eastern vibe?” I laughed. …
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