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It started with an ending- to my 20’s that is. For the most part, I managed to blithely ignore the reality of turning 30, feigning ignorance to the inevitable turning point in which the phrase “I’m still only in my 20’s” would soon become superfluous and comical. I couldn’t help lament the woman I thoughtContinue reading “Self-Amelioration and the vortex: A discovery”

We stood on the side of a hill overlooking a valley. In this valley was a winding stream zigzagging across the valley floor, nourishing the long grasses, the wildflowers, and the various wildlife that came to call in this peaceful little place. Surrounding this valley were pine and aspen trees that had thrived for generationsContinue reading “Blue knit hats and starlight: A brief journal entry on camping”

You’re a professional. Through years of schooling and training, you can now call yourself something more than just the name your parents gave you. Rigorous course work and daily assignments made you more than just your original self- you’re doctor, a nurse, an engineer, a chef, a computer scientist, an entrepreneur, a government official- whateverContinue reading “Imposter Syndrome – a conversation in professional inadequacy”

For Hannah, my first soul mate. A very wonderful woman I knew lived her life by music and the words that resonated through her radio and Zune on an hourly basis. Music was never really something that I would utilize for anything more than a car ride, or as an introverts’ tool to hide fromContinue reading “When all else is gone, we still have the music- Lessons from a connoisseur”

Sitting outside on the back porch, sipping from a glass of wine, watching my cat who thinks he’s a dog and my dog who thinks he’s part cat play in the sun. The bars are all closed, the craft stores have locked their doors, and social gatherings have become limited. Sitting outside, with warm raysContinue reading “Pausing with time- a case for Isolation”

It’s easy to look back at a scenario and see all the complicated little pieces of it, to objectively know that there’s something about those pieces we don’t truly comprehend, and that something is entirely human. Years of interacting with pet owners in the middle of their worst nightmares has taught me a few thingsContinue reading “Humans in Adversity: Types of (difficult) clients, and why I forgive them”