💜 Hello From My Heart 💜 One of the things I have learned is that one of the ways to create joy is learning to balance life's many demands with some rest. I used to be a "nose-to-the-grindstone" person, both out of necessity and avoidance. I used to work 3 jobs. The first, Full time at the Postal Service as a clerk, then afterwards I would go to work cleaning a warehouse. The third job was cleaning houses which stemmed from the warehouse job. All were fulfilling to me, ho

❤️ Hello From My Heart ❤️ Healing childhood trauma has been a life-long journey for me. I had carried this pain for decades and am very happy to say, the healing journey has progressed nicely. I started to "feed the kid" inside of me. I say this phrase to acknowledge "The Kid", that little girl's voice inside of me that I used to ignore. The pain, humiliation and anger from abuse I had suppressed for so long needed addressing. So, first I started acknowledging this through

Earlier tonight, I went out to dinner and heard "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder playing on Touch Tunes. ...and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I thought to myself "this is just as relevant now as it was back in the 70's when "Higher Ground" first came out. Not only is this song full of soul, it has a great message. Keep on loving Keep on learning Keep on moving Keep informed Amidst the chaos, keep on reaching for higher ground Through Art Through Writing Through Music Throu

❤️ Hello From My Heart ❤️ Current events have been very challenging lately. The War in Iran Civil rights Women's rights ICE Abuses Violations of The Constitution, including Previous attacks on Freedom of Speech and OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE to protest, too. As difficult as things may be, it's encouraging to see people speaking up in memes on Facebook, artwork, music, radio, comedy on TV and the internet, too. Besides peaceful protesting, petitions and l

💜 Hello From My Heart ❤️ Today is Wednesday, March 4th 2026 I kept seeing memes on Facebook today that said March 4th should be "March Forth Day". This got me thinking about situations past and present that I had/have to move/march forth from: Feelings of Lack & Limitation False Relationships Getting out of my own way Sadness Toxic Situations Codependency I've learned from all of these past relationships and situations and I'm assuming everyone reading this has had to "March