Success.

It feels so far, far away. Like maybe it all happened in a dream or a movie. But not a movie that I wrote and starred in. Just one I happen to have watched, on a loop, for several years. God, I miss that movie.

I used to have my own TV show

A nationally syndicated dating game…

I’m not positive, but I may have hit the I’ve-thought-about-this-one-thing-way-too-much-already-wall.

As soon as my diagnosis came in I wrote this. Then I joined a few ADHD FB groups. Then I Googled, actually, I use Duck Duck Go, so, I Duck Duck goed everything I possibly could about ADHD. I read books. I bought fidget toys (actually quite helpful) I read…

The way I respond to life when I’m struggling, grieving, curious, or sad is…

I write it out until I figure it out.

It’s what I know to do that soothes me. So now, in my desire to make sense of my own brain, I’m writing this down and sharing it with you. I hope you’ll join me on this journey. …

It’s my new mantra

For many years now I start each day with yoga and meditation.

My meditations vary, sometimes it consists of simple stillness, sometimes it incorporates music, and often singing and chanting. (In the same way I enjoy many forms of creativity, I enjoy many forms of spiritual upliftment.)

Each year I create a new playlist I call morning mantras…

A love poem for rocks that rock

i love rocks
fat ones
flat ones
gray ones
shiny ones
speckled ones
i love rocks —
little pieces of earth i can hold in my hand
i feel its warmth
it’s strength
Its beating heart
hey, rocks might even love me back.
i don’t know
i love rocks
i love the memories they hold
i take…

Poetry

Take this longing from my tongue, all the useless things these hands have done…

Why did it make me cry, this gorgeous lyric from Leonard’s mouth?
me, the one who rarely shed a tear
Did I feel the guilt I swore I never felt?
Am I punishing myself for the promises I…

VR wisdom is real

I know what you’re thinking, am I about to read a story written by the type of person who finds life lessons in everything?

Yes, yes you are.

For my 2020 birthday, I received the fabulous gift of an Occulus Quest 2. And inside this virtual reality headset lives many a world. Like, many. There’s a meditation app called Tripp that’s super cool. They have tons of guided meditations for…

Nice stories happen. Even in Hollywood.

I just heard the news that my friend, Stu Billett passed away. …