“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Well, there you have it. All these years of being misunderstood, and now I know why.  I am...

It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance This is the 3rd #Trust30 prompt, offered by Buster Benson: The world is powered by passionate people,...

I am single. Have been “officially” since 1993, the 8-year debacle with Completely Clueless notwithstanding. It’s been 5 years now since that ended in a blaze of glory (quite literally – the house burned down, too) and in the time since I have gone from completely swearing off men to now considering that there may be some guy out there worth...

So asked a friend of mine via email. "Probably not anytime soon, " I say to myself, but do not share with him.

I would love to travel the world and see places I’ve read about, but it’s not a burning desire that won’t leave me alone. At least not right now. But there are a few places – no, people and places – I would like to go see: The Farm: This is a picture I want to one day have my own picture of, with me in that chair. It’s at a place...

#Trust30 prompt #2: How would you describe today using only one sentence? At the end of the day, my perspective is sometimes less optimistic than it is at the beginning of the...

I just discovered the #Trust30 online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encourages you to look within and trust yourself.  Since it is well past May 31st, I am already behind. (Story of my life.) But, that’s not going to stop me. (Also, story of my life.) So, here goes…  I have just been told I have 15 minutes to live.  Here is the story...