by shiloh@fusioncw.com | Jun 29, 2015 | Inspiration, Upliftment
After months of being stricken with Empty Next Syndrome, I woke up one morning a few weeks ago, finally knowing What Was Next. I sat down at the dining room table, determined to start outlining “Dragonflying Lessons,” a book that’s been living inside me for way too...
by shiloh@fusioncw.com | May 21, 2015 | Inspiration, Upliftment
I know this isn’t a condition that’s commonly discussed. A) Because it’s so uncomfortable. B) Because I just made it up. Of course, there’s lots of talk about “empty nests.” But trust me, you don’t need to be sending a kid off to college to feel that deep, hollow ache...
by shiloh@fusioncw.com | May 7, 2014 | Inspiration
My grandmother Anya lied about her age. Well, not exactly lied. She just conveniently subtracted a year or two. (Every year or two.) Trust me, I’ve been tempted to do the same. But I feel even worse about lying than I do about having just turned s-s-s-sixty....
by shiloh@fusioncw.com | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you ever been so stuck in the muck that it felt like you’d never get out? Well, that was me one very dark night last September. I’ll never forget my husband Will and I just sitting in our backyard, staring up at the full moon. It seemed to stare back, asking “How...
by shiloh@fusioncw.com | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Even though I’ve grown up in a free country, I’ve spent most of my life behind bars imprisoned by a cruel and tyrannical dictator: My Mind. Since childhood, the Voice In My Head has belittled, brainwashed, taunted and tricked me into believing I was “too” this and...
