Its funny how such a small moment can make you question such a large part of who you are. I am sitting at my desk wrapping up a client session and before he leaves my office he says “ I dont want to be disrespectfull, but I just want to say that you are a beautiful woman”. I am taken a back. He continues “ You are always so kind and willing to listen to me and I feel like you and your team have he...

You ever wake up with the craving for a certain food? Well, this morning all I’ve been thinking about is spaghetti. I know I dont have all the ingredients but I check the kitchen pantry anyways. Yeah, looks like I need to go to the grocery store. It’s a weekend so I have time to clean up my place, walk my dogs and maybe do a little gardening. My husband is already up and tinkering around in his ga...

When I woke up this morning, the house was quiet. I am feeling a little nervous….scared even. Its a Tuesday morning and I dont hear my mother clanking dishes around. I dont hear the water splashing from her doing the laundry. There is no smell of coffee and fresh bread. I dont hear my father shaking the newspaper and talking about the next crisis before heading out to work. My siblings must be sti...

Im up! As wonderful as it would be to stay in bed that is just not an option. The entire planet depends on me doing my job. Im not sure I can call it a job though, I absolutely love what I do. I bring life to the planet….I mean how fantastic it that. As cool as that sounds, its no easy undertaking. There are other deities with responsibilties but none more important than mine. The other deities ha...

Everyone is gathered at the front desk listening to the morning brief. Once we hear the workload ahead you can see the energy drain from their faces. That is until…she walks in. She is a little late but noone seems to mind. Their faces light up at the site of her plain, chubby face. Knowing how challenging the day ahead will be the staff is all the sudden optimistic when she arrives. They know tha...

He smiled proudly as he held up his shoes. These shoes had his last few weeks engraved on them. Although the color was faded now you could tell that it was once a brillant bright orange. The boisterous sneaker color was a flagrant contrast to his personality yet it matched his commitment to run 100 miles in a month. The tread was barely visible. The dirt, grass and various traces of nature were p...

Its happening again….no not now. I am celebrating, I am happy. People are congratulating me. This is a joyous occasion, this is not the time for sorrow.

I start walking. The people fade. I am alone.

Once the sadness emerges, the only thing I can do is let it happen. There is no way around it; I have to go through it. As I sink deeper in the torment- I feel myself shrinking. The world around me gro...

Maria looked at the room filled with people celebrating the royal wedding….her wedding. It was almost too good…too perfect to be real. She looked at her new husband, the king and thought “I have you right where I want you”. Maria had to hold back her tears. In this moment she could not help but think of her sister, Ana.

Ana was a beautiful, carefree young woman with an extrordinary talent for coo...

Is this wood combined with some sort of stone and glass? I cant tell but the colors and unique blend of materials caught my eye. Upon first glance, it looks like a regular old box; but when I got closer I could see the intricate way the wood trails around the stone and gems; almost like someone was trying to discreetly etch hidden symbols and mesages. The design is so odd and beautiful and eerie a...