It’s on so many bucket lists that it’s become a cliche’ – still, writing your novel might be closer than you think. With advanced small publishers like Mills River Press, a professional and competent novel might be closer than you…
We live in a world comprised of words. We murmur them in our sleep, and moan them in pain. We use them to convey every emotion, even when we withhold them to prove our point. We use words to symbolize…
In the post-relationship phase of romantic attachments, it is highly likely that you might experience separation anxiety or stress due to the absence of your former flame. Even within the most troubled relationships, the soul connection between individuals longs to…
Across the world, men and women have spent hours this week writing in to THM about the heartbreak of loss, love and life changed. To each of you, I’ve promised a specific response that takes time and thought; many of…
It’s the state of the American family in hundreds of thousands of households from California to New York. Life has a tendency in this down economy to press in on family life. The added pressure of devalued currency, a rise…
I miss you. I thought the words, said them out loud and heard his sigh on the other end of the phone. The sigh was “I don’t know how to fix this.” It was about two years ago; the strain…
There is a short distance between where you are and what you dream of. I know that may seem irresponsible to say, but it’s the truth. I’ll explain. Fate as it turns out is at best a strange lady that…
Living empowered begins with one simple statement. I love my life. I am empowered to grow it, ready to face it, happy to live it…good and bad. The whole dance. As I thought through this article in my bright and…
Everyone in the world needs love. It is truth – without appropriate love, the youngest child will fail to thrive, and without someone to care for and about you, the wisest of us become jaded and alone. To be human…
The Owl has returned, and with it, my knowledge that the world runs through a power greater than mine. Still, he always finds his way home, the little owl. It is one of the ways that I know that summer…
More than enough. It’s been the thought on my mind all day, where a deep sense of longing and loss have met with gentle acceptance and a swell of real, tangible hope. It feels like my eyes have been opened…
There are three sticks of prayer incense burning to my left; today I’m writing at my dining room table instead of in my office. Many papers to finish, and the time wastes away. I contemplate silence that doesn’t seem to…
Today’s healthy thought: letting yourself admit failure is tough, even when it’s in your best interest. I am mapping out my strategy for this new life of mine, for the inevitable changes that are on the horizon. I am ready…
Can you live like you are dying? Do you know what it feels like to realize that every day is a gift…and if you’re rushing through it you’re throwing away the most precious gift of all? Time. I am listening…
Have you ever been haunted by the loss of a friend, love, job, family member….a thought or feeling that settles into your aching heart and shadows the corner of your mind. Loss, more than any other emotion, tends to define…
