Category Archives: Running Chatter

Owning Yourself

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” -Friedrich Niezsche I love words. For as long as I can remember, I have loved words....

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One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six. . .

SEVEN. SEVEN YEARS. IT’S BEEN SEVEN WHOLE YEARS. Seven years ago on March 29th, I answered a phone call from my Dad and heard the words that made my knees buckle and changed my world forever. Summer, Mom passed away today. She’s gone. . . I still remember so much about that day. That moment....

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We Keep Going Back

Whenever I write about New York, I listen to Alicia Key’s Empire State of Mind on repeat. My sister would shame me and tell me that I should be listening to Sinatra, but to each their own. So, as I write this I hear Alicia pound the keys while singing about a pocket full of dreams,...

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A Letter To My In-Laws

Dear K & C, It was 40 years ago today. 40 YEARS! I’m sure you are thinking to yourselves, how did 40 years go by so quickly? It seems like just yesterday. . . .  Forty years ago today you welcomed your first born into the world. On this day, 40 years ago today, a baby...

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