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For most of my life, I have believed that my creative self was lived out exclusively by being crafty. I was only valuable because of my ability to cut and hot glue and pick just the right acrylic paint color for […]

In the quiet recess of my mind, I cry out as the hurt of betrayal stays with me. Lost, I search blindly for a path of forgiveness in my anger and frustration.

Words said and passed on to others are like […]

On January 20, 2021, millions of people around the world learned the name Amanda Gorman when the brightly dressed twenty-two-year-old was introduced from the dais at Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ ina […]

“The only place you can find the power to be your best self” -Dodinsky

After lockdown in March of 2020, I was finally looking forward to an early December visit from a couple of my family members. Of cou […]

If you’ve been following this blog for the last few years, you know I’m an American convert to Islam. It’s been a joy and privilege to share my zany life and experiences. One of my first blogs was about my secon […]

In speaking with women about financial matters, I’m generally surprised by how frequently I get this response:  “I’m good!”  For some, these words are a polite way of changing the subject.  But many actually b […]

Whether you feel it or not, humans have an innate need to create. It doesn’t need to be about making something beautiful. It’s all about how we cope. If engaging in creativity is about coping, not making bea […]

Are you clever?  Do you have an imagination?  Has someone told you that you have talent?  If you answered yes to any of these, you are creative.  Creativity is something that I believe we all have, believing in […]

We got a dog. This is true for many households in the last year and a half, including my own. I’ve never been an animal person, but I love this dog. 

The biggest issue so far has been the lack of fencing ar […]

Some people have trouble with boundaries. I still remember during that “fun” time of pre-adolescence, when my Aunt came to visit. The first words out of her mouth were, “Oh Mary Bridget, you’ve put on weight. […]

If the past year has taught me one thing, it has been this: Big wheels do indeed keep on turning.

An Event Planner who, within 48 hours, lost every contract she had lined up for the entire year, turned the […]

As a child, you are given parameters (boundaries). “Don’t touch a hot stove.” “No jumping on the bed.” “You may not have a cookie.” “Don’t talk back.”  Do any of these quotes resonate? You knew if you over-ste […]

Setting boundaries has been a long time coming for me.  Personal boundaries are those rules and limits we set for ourselves within relationships.  As a child, healthy personal boundaries were never modeled for me […]

Two sisters in their forties call her anytime, ask her for anything, expect her to drop what she’s doing and come immediately. And she does — she’s their mother. Mom constantly feels used and uncared for but she b […]

Boundaries are a part of self-care.  They are healthy, normal, and necessary. -Doreen Virtue

As I approached the age of 50, I hit the ground running.  I took on every adventure and/or project I ever wanted to […]

I’ve always been a helper. If there was a gold star up for grabs, I would be the first to put away the dishes or beat the erasers. If those gold stars were real, I would be rich! 

The problem is that I never le […]

I learned how to celebrate from watching the greats in my life; from feeling their movements of celebration deep down in my bones. My grandmothers and best friends and sister, my mom and my husband and honestly […]

“We want our lives to feel limitless, so we must learn the art of creating boundaries that protect, nurture, and sustain all we cherish.”  -Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance

My childhood bedroom was pain […]

My journey into the world of wealth has led to an investigation of the history of money, the current state of money and the future of money. At one point this quest for information veered off the beaten path and […]