Being human
and life's little mysteries

The transition time between spending her last days in her body, and the five days prior to being cremated were filled with the memories...

Lately I’ve been thinking about the idea that we are all, fundamentally, actually ok. This may be a no-brainer for you who are reading...

Someone recently told me that I should visualize taking my head off of my body to see the world differently, implying that I over analyze...

Biologically speaking, the longing to connect starts with the egg and sperm colliding, dependent upon one another to fulfill their...

I am not taking my son to school on this day because I can no longer manage the desperation of his cries when I leave him at school for...

Lately I took some time off Facebook because I was having a hard time filtering. There is a lot going on, on Facebook. Don’t get me...

I am sitting on a half-empty plane to Munich, awaiting departure. While walking down the ramp to the departures gate, several planes are...

It may be easy to describe disappointment with words like regret or a failure to meet expectations, but what it can feel like is anger,...

After six months, I seemed to hit an emotional wall, which felt like the smallest tasks were unachievable due to enormous anger, fear and...

Recently I have become increasingly sensitive towards the people I meet on a day-to-day basis; how much we shift and change, converging...

When I delve deeper into understanding these selected events that have formed my inward and outward understanding of self and other, I...

It is normal to question how we spend our time, and healthy to do so once in awhile. Even when we are inspired by some great force to...

Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful…How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural–you need...

There are small challenges and big challenges, but in essence, the only thing defining what is small and what is big is our perception,...

Over time, our brain evolves and involves us in numerous and increasingly complex concepts and activities, and falling down and getting...

It all started with my increasing frustration and impatience in getting to know my new body since my liver transplant. The liver is an...

It’s hard to believe it has been eight months since my life changing operation; on September 26, 2013 I was given a second chance at life...

Trauma. It is a loaded word that like everything, manifests in many different ways and for different reasons. Who knows why some people...

“Each person leaves a legacy — a single, small piece of herself, which makes richer each individual life and the collective life of...

March 26 marks the 6 month mark of the biggest day of my life (besides being born and giving birth), the day of my liver transplant....