I took one for the team. I knew at a young age I was different. You too probably. But I grew up in a Catholic family in small town Nebraska where being different wasn't a good thing. When trying my best to fit in wasn't working anymore, I decided I needed to figure…

I watched a movie, "Military Wives", over the weekend. I could absolutely relate since way back when, I was an army wife myself. It deals with the stresses military men and women leave behind when they are deployed. It shows the realness of how people cope, both in healthy and unhealthy ways. In this…

A couple weeks ago I felt like I hit the lowest low!   My body felt sluggish, my mind was deep in the murky shadows of doubt, fear and shame, and I did not feel like myself.   It happens to the best of us.   We can all have crap days, take on someone else's…

I'll say it again: I used to hate parts of myself. I never wanted anyone to have access to or see what I thought were weaknesses. I wanted to be authentic but could only reveal the light and kept my shadows hidden. In doing so, I always felt attacked and like I needed…

That's me photo bombing my parent's romantic evening before photo bombing was a thing.    I've always been a lover.   I look for and find love where ever I go...at home growing up, around the world in a completely different culture, out in nature, with strangers and familiar folks alike, and within my…

Everyone is unhappy. I felt it this morning like a weight bearing down on my heart. It was so much it brought tears to my eyes. It doesn’t matter if you are black, white or brown. Gay or straight. Rich or poor. Conservative or liberal. Old or young. If you…