Hearing my name startled me. It was after 9pm and this was the second time today I had been in that hospital. I arrived at 7:30 am so that I was there for the doctor’s rounds, back again at 5pm. “Suzy, why are you here?” I turned around and there was Christiana, my father’s favorite…

The year is beginning to wind down. Holiday decorations and Christmas lights adorn the neighborhood. People attending holiday parties. The Christmas movies and cartoons are playing with gusto on the television. Santa-con has occurred in New York City.  The tree in Rockefeller Center is lit and being adored by thousands. The first snow is blanketing…

The stage was fairly bare, a podium, a chair, table with water and a large projector screen hanging from the ceiling. As he walked onto the stage he was equally unobtrusive although his red sneakers scream “I’m cool!”  He began with a 3 minute film focused where we each come from.  The film focused on…

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” ― Steve…

Her smile was bright and beautiful with white teeth showing off her tan. Her eyes twinkled with a bit of mischief and happiness. The white shirt accentuated her golden brown skin from a week in the sun.  Her arms were shapely as she had been lifting weights a lot, you could see her clavicle, she…

Faith. How do you build faith? That question is being asked by me over and over again. When I was young, we celebrated the Catholic holidays, mainly Easter and Christmas, to honor my father’s religion. We also celebrated Passover and Hanukah, along with Yom Kippur, to honor my mother’s religion. We didn’t celebrate faith.  My…

The week should have been joyful, totally in the moment kind of time.  The week should have been fun and completely relaxing. The week should have been celebratory.  There were moments like all of this, and then there were moments of sadness, anger, a roller coaster of emotions.  My heart, so very shattered, having trouble…

The deafening silence after everything is done. The feeling of aloneness that sets in even though some people stay in touch, You don’t talk to people, you text with them. You don’t want to hear voices, engage in non-sense. You start to think that your lack of filter will just cause you to tell someone…