Oh the irony of feeling intimately connected to the hostages recently released from Russia! My experience many years ago was so different, stuck in Iran, a husband jailed, released after a mere month! Even upon release, they kept his passport. No way to leave. Seems paltry compared to hostages held for a year, five years, […]
It is an odd thing, to think you might have peaked in your life; to contemplate however briefly, that the very best, most productive years might be behind you. Odder still, is the acknowledgement that you simply do not operate from the same appetites that once propelled you. It feels strange to discover that just […]
Addiction. Don’t let me get started but at this moment I can’t stop myself. I’ve been watching someone loved dearly by parents, sometimes more than life itself, gradually over the years get sucked into the vortex of drugs. If you have an addictive personality, suffer enough unaddressed losses in your life and are depressed, you’re […]