Loving someone is one of the most vulnerable things one can do. To open one’s heart and one’s life to another. To affect them and be affected by them. That’s why when I found someone willing to do this practice with me, I thought I had reached the jackpot. Had found my soul mate. Kind, caring, loving. That’s who I was for them. And who they were for me. That’s why when I learned the truth of our r...

How hard can it actually be? To make new friends. I just have to go up and say hi and tell them my name and the rest will flow. Or at least that’s how the sign up video described it. But to be fair, that flier and website made a lot of promises. And for a program that ensures no pressure and no stress, there certainly was a lot of fanfare and confetti…..maybe this was a bad idea. Maybe this wasn’t...

How does one measure strength, when all you have is your soul

When muscle and skin fail you, and it is your character that does the heavy lifting

How does one exercise one’s mind, when the imagery of weights and mats bring no comfort

Is the proof of triumph come from the flow of sweat and the tension in veins

Pushed to their limits and well beyond, might that encourage growth in the future

Or d...