I have been told that I am a resilient person. I would like to believe that. However there is this nefarious voice that whispers things like...
At the times when my ego flares up and asks me: “are you actually happy? Do you even know what happiness is?” I am reminded that yes, I am h...
It’s been hard for me to write. Inspiration presents itself in spurts. I try to tell myself various excuses as to why it’s so hard to get my...
I think the grandest gift that we can give to others and ourselves is hope. It’s a fragile and almost intangible thing…but its currency is t...
Dear AMused Blog readers, It’s been so long since I’ve written to you in the way that I used to: a journal style entry. Over the years I hav...
On August 13th, at 9:03am, at the crosswalk of 3rd Street and Santa Rosa Avenue, I was struck by a car as a pedestrian. This month marks se...
Just three days before I was furloughed for nine weeks, I wrote a letter asking us all to remember our humanity. And oh, what a surreal tim...
I recently found out that a sign that you are about to enter into anaphylaxis due to an allergic reaction is "an impending sense of...
My dear friend, it has been some time since I have written to you, directly. In the past I have told you about my relationships, my anxie...
I miss Paris. I miss the sounds of the carts on the cobblestone streets of Montmartre, and the incoherent French being shouted down the s...
"When grief comes down a lot, it’s kind of like the El Nino; too much comes, and everything is clogged with the water, and it doesn...
As open I am with you here on A Mused, you might be surprised to learn how challenging it is for me to open up to my loved ones in my d...
The Skirt Two years ago on this very day, right down to the very minute that this blog post went live, my life changed. It was a rou...
"We often develop a belief that when we go through a serious trauma, such as rape, or in your case being hit by a car and 'throw...
My first day in Paris included me facing a wall across the street from the river Seine, sobbing. It was windy that day, and pouring rai...
I am so excited to introduce my mentoree, Sarah to you. She is a senior in high school, and as part of her graduation requirements sh...
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