Honor the Old | Embrace the New
It has been a dormant 2016 for me thus far. No flush of new year's activity. I've been taking time to grieve for so much that was lost...
Dahlia Delights
It appears that Old Man Winter is planning on sticking around in Wisconsin after yesterday's storm, with snow on the ground and colder...
Choose Love
During this past week, I have traveled from one part of the world to another and back to confront death, loss and grief. I have faced...
Finding Sanctuary
“Sanctuary, on a personal level, is where we perform the job of taking care of our soul.” ~ Christopher Forrest McDowell "Soul Full...
The Virtues of Rest
For many, Sundays serve as a rest stop before another week of work and productivity begins. Just like pausing at a bench placed along a...
Branch Art
One of my favorite subjects to photograph at this time of year and throughout the winter months, are the bare branches of trees....
Magic Lost | Magic Found
Depression robs you of many things: self-esteem, joy, mental focus, motivation to mention just a few. But the thing that saddens me the...
Life as Art
As I was searching for something else on google today, I stumbled upon these beautiful words by a young songwriter/singer and author by...
Believe
One of the things I struggle most with in life, is believing in myself. I've always experienced life somewhat as an outsider looking in,...
The Dark and the Light
It has been over a decade that I have lived with clinical depression - and here's the thing I most wish I could explain about it....
