Trust is at the core of who we are as human beings. Trust is fragile. I heard a neuroscientist explain how we humans “default to honesty” when dealing with other people. We want to trust and believe in others, so we naturally default into believing...
Innocence is perhaps that one element that we can never fully recover. Childhood trauma, abuse or neglect can take the rest of our lives to comprehend and to heal. It is amazing to me how much damage a cruel or careless comment can cause and can how it can linger for...
They say that weddings and funerals are the only time when people from all walks of life truly come together. I suggest that art shows do as well… It was a thrilling whirlwind of a weekend! I flew back from my new home in Greenville, South Carolina and met up...
How we see ourselves can change. Either radically through trauma or slowly through time and aging. The hope is that we can come to realize that we are beautiful at every stage. And at every age. I wanted one panel to represent what we think of as beautiful and how we...
Peace… Peace is a calm feeling in the gut. Olive leaves seem to swirl around when content. But when our sense of peace is shattered it can take a long time to bring together so many shards and rise back out of despair. When my kids were younger, right before...
