No justification is needed. — I realized something profound. Despite the fact, that at the age of 40, I left a job, moved states, and find myself spending time meditating, reading, and writing instead of working in an office…I’m not in a transition in my life. Not moving away from or towards anything in particular. …

And it's available at any moment. — There was an awakening. When my ego fell away The busyness of the day came to a crest And my mind took rest For just a fleeting moment. It had taken pause all by itself Without my help Without my shaking finger And tsking interjections. The crested moment opened its…

I don’t have kids. My friends have kids. One time, my best friend’s 6-month old baby wouldn’t stop crying (never mind we later learned he was colicky…poor thing) and she called me in a panic. “Kelly!” she said. “Oh my God, I’m such a bad mom! He has been crying…

I paid $18.00 for the ticket and thought, “Who is in charge of selecting pieces for this museum? This is crap.” Instinctively, I wanted to claim my hatred for it and move on to the next piece. However…I was there for the art, and someone had deemed this art, so…

A creative writing exercise I totally made up just now…like right now…at 5 a.m…in my pajamas — Writers get roadblocks, go brain dead, get stumped. Sometimes we sit down to write and can’t think about anything other than the piece of cheese we want to eat in the fridge, when taxes are due, or whether or not right now is a good time to start spring cleaning. …

And how to be happy as a clam — I’m in the market for a home. Ready to enter “adulthood” with all the fixin’s. (3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, two-car garage, and a back yard big enough to host a high school football game.) Why am I doing that though? I’m single. Not a child or goldfish in sight. …

Following Fate, Part 13 — In the end, not all true, love stories end up happily ever after. — If you’re too young to know the magic of Looney Tunes, click here for a clip of my friend Porky Pig. He signs off every episode the same way…stuttering and fumbling around before giving a big wave and a smile saying, “That’s all folks”. That’s how relationship endings are. We…

Following Fate, Part 12 — Hurts like a motherf*cker, but really does set you free. — Truth is inevitable. Whether it supports or contradicts your story doesn’t really matter. You are forever changed. Part 12 I promised myself I had learned my lesson about not trying to change a man. To see who he shows himself to be, and accept him, as is. So, I observed. Austin picked…