Oct 22, 2020Writing From Your HeartThis painting is one of many I did of the Franklin Mountains in El Paso. The mountains delineated west from east in the city. I lived on the west side. I don’t live there anymore, but I do live at the foot of another mountain, the Sandia’s in Albuquerque, New…Authenticity2 min readAuthenticity2 min read
Sep 23, 2020Let’s Make Sure Your Vote CountRemembering The Law of Attraction is of utmost importance. The results of our election depends on all of us understanding how energy in voting makes a difference. The Law of Attraction says that you will attract into your life whatever you focus on, and that like attracts like. …Voting3 min readVoting3 min read
May 25, 2020When Something is Taken AwayWhen Something is Taken Away When I was the happiest I’d ever been, when everything was working out for me, out of nowhere a I was blasted with a criticism. “I’m not enough?” Where did that come from? I had come to a wine and food festival in Carmel with…Expansion4 min readExpansion4 min read
May 4, 2020When Everything Slows DownIt’s been hard to motivate myself since the pandemic created a massive change in everyone’s lives. It’s slowed down my already diminished “have to do” list. …Self-awareness4 min readSelf-awareness4 min read
Apr 24, 2020It’s Nothing Like Anything Ever BeforeWhen I learned we had to stay home and distance ourselves, the news wasn’t alarming. I’m an artist and writer, and I’m used to being alone. That was then. I knew I could meet friends for lunch, go to the gym, go shopping, and anything else I wanted to do…Grief4 min readGrief4 min read
Apr 24, 2020It’s Nothing Like Anything Ever BeforeWhen I learned we had to stay home and distance ourselves, the news wasn’t alarming. I’m an artist and writer, and I’m used to being alone. That was then. I knew I could meet friends for lunch, go to the gym, go shopping, and anything else I wanted to do…Procrastination4 min readProcrastination4 min read
Apr 9, 2020If You Want to Move Forward, You Have to Move With the TruthI wrote my memoir not sure why I needed to do this. I’m an artist. Having been painting and learning to paint better was my life. I knew little about writing. But something deep inside was stirring. I had the urge to write about myself. Maybe I wanted to explore…Self-awareness3 min readSelf-awareness3 min read
Apr 2, 2020Truth: How Sweeping it Under the Rug Hurts You.“Let’s sweep it under the rug,” This is what my mother would say whenever I wanted to know a truth she didn’t want to deal with. I can’t…Self Help6 min readSelf Help6 min read
Mar 30, 2019New Beginnings Don’t Have to Be Hard.I wrote my first book after reading this quote: The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The quote helped me get through doubts I…Spirituality3 min readSpirituality3 min read
Mar 12, 2019Writing a Book About Writing a BookMany books inform how to write a book. The book I’m writing isn’t one that tells you what to do. Let me explain. Twenty or more years ago, I set out to write a memoir. I’d majored in writing in college. I’d been a voracious writer all my life. But…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read