7 Things I Love About Men
Embed from Getty Images — There has been a lot of focus lately on the less-than-stellar behavior of some men in our society. There’s been a lot of talk about toxic masculinity, fragile masculinity,...
View ArticleA Man I Barely Knew Just Died & I Don’t Know Why I’m so Sad
— Yesterday, I found out that a man I barely knew died unexpectedly the night before. I am still feeling sad about it today—but I’m not sure why, since I didn’t even know him. This young man was a...
View ArticleWords Have Power, Beautiful Stranger — & I’m Taking Mine Back
“Beautiful stranger, here you are, in my arms and I know that beautiful strangers only come along to do me wrong and I hope beautiful stranger here you are in my arms but I think it’s finally,...
View ArticleLetting Go & Leveling up: Opening Our Hearts After a Year of Heartbreak
My heart is opening again. I can feel it. Even after a heavy-ish, wonky day. One in which I was unsure and unsteady and unnerved. But now…opening. Even after these last few months. Even after this...
View ArticleSoft, Whispering Heart — Show Me the Way & Help Me Trust You Again
My heart, skipping precious beats all day. Tapping in, I hold her and try to decipher her code. Is she feeling the delicious anticipation of something new? The lingering sadness that comes with...
View ArticleTake My Hand, Love — Walk With Me for a While
My love, I am not for the faint of heart. I am not easy. I want you to know this before you ever decide to knock on my door and ask to be invited in. I desire — no, I require — a partner who will...
View ArticleThe Collateral Damage of My Heart & a $150 Bottle of Whiskey
My heart has been questioning a lot lately. Questioning what was real and what was just an illusion. I’ve been divorced for almost two years and it makes me so sad that I question every single one of...
View ArticleYou Are the Nectar I Want To Sip, Slowly and Deliberately
Across the café table from you, I watch you with a nervousness I’ve not felt before. I opened the door and finally invited you in and now…now, I feel like I’m standing before you, naked and...
View Article11 Things I Adore About Men
A few years ago, I wrote an article about the things I love about men. It was at the height of the #MeToo movement and as a collective, we were fired up. We women were all speaking our truths…as...
View ArticleMy Heart Is Your Heart — but You Are the Hero in Your Story
No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips… ~ “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield *** I felt you all week. Your pain. Your...
View ArticleYou Made Me Believe — & Now I’m Scared I Can’t Do It Again
You made me believe. You made me believe. In a lifelong love that could not be broken. Would not be broken. No matter what. You made me believe. In love lost and love revisited. That the one that got...
View ArticleIt Was up To Her Now — Just Like It Always Was
She took one hesitant step, And then one more… Wishing she felt more sure of the path before her, But trusting her heart to show her the way. It had not led her astray so far. Other hearts had, But...
View ArticleAre We Almost There, Love?
Are we almost there, love? Because I need us to be almost there. Probably not as much as you need it, though. My heart is heavy and hurty and collapsing under the weight of all we’ve been carrying....
View ArticleI Am Done — & I Have Become Undone
I am done. Done with the not-enoughness. Done with trying. Done with the hurt. Done with all the tears. Done with the heart-searing pain. . . . I am alone in this struggle. This minute-by-minute...
View ArticleAn Almost-Feral Chick’s Plan for Reintegrating Into Society, Post-Pandemic
A friend of mine admitted to me recently that he had judged me when I told him I was having anxiety about reintegrating back into society after the pandemic. For saying that I felt almost feral and...
View ArticleThe Magic of Musicals, Triggers, & Dreams That Don’t Look Like We Thought...
Triggers are a funny thing. They can affect you in a good way that leads to growth. And they can also affect you in a way that rips your heart out. And hopefully also leads to growth. Tonight, my...
View ArticleTurning Our Scar Tissue & Bruises Into Renewed Faith
The scar tissue around my heart is thick and scaly, Like a scab itching to be picked at. But I know that if I keep scratching it, Lifting up the corners, Gently, Warily, To see if it’s healed yet, I...
View ArticleA Wistful Sunday, a Restless Soul
I awake feeling something I cannot name, Something that feels unusual in my soul. Until it comes to me softly, And whispers its name to my heart…Wistful. A long, quiet Sunday stretches out before me,...
View ArticleI Look Forward to Finally Meeting You, Love
Sunday mornings are for coffee and daydreams. The kind that have me wondering about slow love. Knowing glances over our steaming mugs, Me baking scones for you, and you feeding me a bite of your...
View ArticleFeeling Unsafe in the Midst of Our Struggles
“What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.” ~ Brené Brown … I haven’t felt safe for a while now. I’m not referring to my physical safety — I don’t fear for my personal...
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