As anyone can imagine who knows me or this blog, I have mixed emotions about what the past year brought to my life. I certainly couldn’t have foreseen how different the close of the year would be from its opening. But, I will admit, that difference was not altogether unwelcome. In fact, it proved- and [...]
I’d been saving the bottle. It was special. Something I’d hoped to drink for a special occasion. A celebration. Nothing poignant, nothing bittersweet. Just simply, happy. But the months passed and there it sat, nearly forgotten. And, life went on and nothing much, nothing good anyway, happened. The bottle became a fixture of the crisper [...]
Everyone always says that change is a good thing. That it’s inevitable. Happens whether we like it, whether we want it, or not. Change is an opportunity. Maybe. But what about when you force change? What about when you really want change to happen, so much so that you make it happen? What then? No [...]
Amidst my own ongoing relationship drama, I recently found myself on the front lines of the dissolution of a marriage. I had been privy to much of what was happening first-hand, but even I was caught unaware by the tipping point that would launch the relationship into a full-fledged separation and inevitable divorce. It is [...]
“Come sit by me. I need to tell you something.” …. “We’re moving again. I know you’re probably not at all surprised by this, as we haven’t been ‘home’ in three weeks, but there it is. I’ve found a new place- a complete rehab with a view of the lake, the city, and Wrigley Field; with [...]
If it is possible to take a sabbatical from one’s life, that’s precisely what I’ve done. I’ve stepped aside, packed my bags, taken some time to be…elsewhere. After Wendy and I raised $1153 for PAWS Chicago (AMAZING- thank you so much, guys!) and walked in a very rainy and muddy 4K, we didn’t return home. [...]
