before the fact.

My biggest fear?  That everything will go the way I want, that I’ll get everything I desire, that I’ll be Continue reading →

finally, a step written especially for me!

Or so it would seem.  I mean, I’d been taking my personal inventory for as long as I can remember.  Continue reading →

what’s really, really going on?

Is there something else I need to admit I’m powerless over?  Because I’m starting to get the distinct feeling that Continue reading →

every day is garbage day.

The more defensive I am, the more I keep to myself.  The more my reactions lean toward the knee-jerk variety, Continue reading →

the cost of inflation.

Things can be as big or as small as I choose to make them.  Lately, I’ve been choosing to go Continue reading →

tough to stay awake.

How many revelations will it take before I change for the better, for good?  I hear something profound in a meeting, Continue reading →

blowing out the engine.

I’m not going anywhere or doing anything, but that doesn’t stop me from revving myself up like a kid in Continue reading →

toppled.

The more self-reliant I try to be, the more insane I become.  Why I feel the need to wait until Continue reading →