I mask. As someone who is an intuitive empath and introvert dealing with grief, I often hide my true feelings—a lot. It’s incredibly exhausting; however, I do it because I’m afraid of losing friends should I reveal what I’m going through.

Right now…

Hiding my feelings means concealing my deep and unbearable grief, guilt, shame, and trauma daily. It means finding the strength to avoid having a meltdown at the store, in my car, with friends, or at home because I miss my brother so much.

It means holding back tears before every meeting or phone call.

It means masking my pain with laughter and smiles.

It means not mentioning the loss after two years because I feel I need to be over it by […]

Mark Twain famously said, “If you always tell the truth, you never need to remember anything.”

What happens when you need and want to tell the truth about things you can’t quite remember?

This blog documents my many attempts to remember and to tell the truth. Most of my family members never reached this point. It also chronicles the numerous times I didn’t tell the truth. I was taught to lie, and it almost destroyed me. The cost was more than I ever imagined.

I hope this journey will help you find the truth in your life.

My grandest intention is that this imperfect yet sincere truth-telling will liberate you in whatever ways you need.

Some of the truths in this blog may seem like […]

Gratitude can transform what we have into enough, and that’s the intention of this blog – Why Wisdom is Harder Than You Think.

The blog posts reflect everything I’ve learned over the past seven decades—my lessons and insights.

While they aren’t rooted in any specific faith, I share my explorations into various belief systems, including Atheism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, Episcopalian baptism, Judaism, Mormonism, Muslim teachings, and Scientology, for example.

Each has inspired me in different ways. My life has intended to grow in understanding and deepen my love for all beings.

I’ve focused on training the mind for six decades and sought spiritual guidance free from dogma and rituals for five decades.

This blog’s content is intense and may be difficult to read. Please be […]