On Family
Seven years ago today, I wrote about family, about finding it and losing it and recreating it. Seven years later, these words are still true. * * *I've been resting and talking and reading and trying to work through the fallout that...
Four Lighthouses (or Why You Matter)
Many thanks to Teresa Romain/Access Abundance for the inspiration. Have you ever thought about what it's like to be a lighthouse? I have. Of course, I am a lighthouse, so I guess it's only natural. I'm nothing special. Wide and a little on the short side, I'm not even...
To Fight or Not to Fight #AKF
Everyone goes through depression differently. There's no one cause, no one experience, and no one solution. But there are some commonalities.Aside from the typical symptoms of depression (lack of interest in usual activities, sleep disturbances, feelings of...
Wings
I took a shower today. To most, that wouldn't seem like a big deal, but when in the depths of a depression it is a Very Big Deal indeed. If you're familiar with Spoon Theory, it took almost all of my allotted spoons for the day. If you're not, it means that it took...
Healing Through Music
I wasn't going to post this at all, and then I realized that that flies in the face of what I've been trying to do for the past nine years -- break the silence and end the stigma around depression.So here goes. My depression is back. Maybe only for a short stay. Maybe...
Lessons From High School—30 Years Later
I went to my 30th high school reunion last weekend.Aww... Thanks for saying that I look like I couldn't be more than 18 years out of high school. That's sweet.Anyway, I had a pretty good idea who I was in high school. Or at least, I knew what I cared about (ethics,...
Naked and Afraid
Despite the tragic and devastating news from Orlando, there are still good, kind people in the world. I know, because I met two of them yesterday in Chicago's Midway Airport during what was one of the most embarrassing experiences of my life.Allow me to explain,...
Bitter Herbs
I haven't written a blog post in over six months for a very good reason: I couldn't. I couldn't find the right words and when I thought I might have a few of them, I couldn't stop grieving. Yet somehow, once again Pesach (Passover) has given me tools with which to...
The Awesomest Launch Party I’ve Ever Had (So Far)
The launch party for Strength to Stand at SubText Books in downtown St. Paul was a thing of beauty.It started with the cake, created by Taste of Love Bakery in West St. Paul:Which I threatened to kill, because there was a knife there. I mean, seriously, who gives a...
Suspense and the David Cohen series
Destined to Choose (book 1 in the Rabbi David Cohen series) and Strength to Stand (book 2) are very different books in some ways. Destined to Choose might be best described as literary suspense (literary fiction with suspense elements) and Strength to Stand is an...