Best Friends

Sometimes , our best friends are not people. If you’re a crazy dog lover like me, you get it.  Unfortunately, I live in an apartment in NYC and I’m not allowed dogs but that doesn’t stop me from loving up every dog I encounter in my neighborhood.  And if you’re a cat owner, perhaps your …

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Letting Go

Sometimes “letting go” is the best thing to do. I know what that feels like and it’s not as simple as saying  “ok, now I’m going to let go of this thing I’m holding on to so tightly and want to control.”  Unfortunately, it’s not that easy and real change doesn’t work that way.  Letting …

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Time in Solitary

My two days in solitary were tranquil, insightful, reflective.  An opportunity to get closer to myself.  To hear only one voice – my own.  I’ve come to enjoy the spaciousness of silence  in solitary and the value in it.  I find without it, the voice in my head is too loud, busy with noise that …

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