• The Ganges, Varanasi, India
  • Lima, Peru
  • Southern Maine Community College, Culinary Arts
  • The Galapagos Islands
  • Timp Point, North Rim, Grand Canyon
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What’s Been Asking to Be Written Lately

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When I first decided to bring my writing out of my personal journaling and into the public blog back in 2012, I imagined sharing a few learnings and moments from my life experiences that helped me feel like a... Read More

The Emotional Intelligence Behind Relational Honesty

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The Paradox of Truth Telling There’s a pattern I’ve come to know—not just in others, but also in myself. In moments where honesty is asked for, but not truly welcomed. Especially when it begins to press on something tender,... Read More

The Heart of Moral Life Is Relational

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I have immersed myself in David Brooks books. I’d recommend his books. Both “The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life” and “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen” which... Read More

From ‘Merikkkah to Sabai Sabai: One Year Later…

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The Year That Was… (Context & Milestones) It’s been a year… and what a year it was. I left behind a 25-year teaching career in government education, retired with full benefits. Goal accomplished, just like I planned since I... Read More

Listening: Connection Before Correction

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When we speak, we are not asking to be advised, fixed, or given solutions. We are asking to be seen. To be understood. To be heard. And yet, people so often hear someone’s pain or confusion as a cry... Read More