2018: In Memoriam Typically we reserve the idea of memoriam for the death of a person. But I am feeling the need to remember, grieve, and let go of 2018. To give it a send off so that 2019 has clear air and a fresh start. The start of 2018 found me in Stockholm with […]
It’s quiet on the flight now. People have been fed, old men have dozed off, and the little kids are busy with iPads that are (thankfully) plugged into headphones. With the silence comes an abundance of time to think. It is perhaps the first time I’ve just sat and thought in quiet for some weeks […]
Yesterday I posted a blog that seemed to surprise and upset quite a few people. I thought I’d just come here and make sure everyone is okay…and make sure you know that I am also okay. Here’s the deal… For many of you, what you read yesterday was new because we are new in each […]
In the last 9 days I have… stared at the ceiling for so long that I lost track of time laid my head down on my desk to wait out the wave of pain and fury twice broken out in the chills until my teeth chattered despite perfectly warm surroundings had to go lay down […]
Things have been pretty damn quiet on this blog for the past several months causing a few people to ask “Where’d Leah go?” Where indeed? I moved to (and am falling in love with) Berlin I left Stockholm with all the disappointment of wanting to love it and knowing it was not the best fit […]
This morning Facebook did me the “kindness” of reminding me what I was doing last year on this day. My first thought was “I’d be happy to forget that particular memory.” But rather than put the thought away until Zuckerberg’s reminder next year, I decided to sit with it for a few minutes. I realized […]
Her: How did it go today? Me: The 3 words that best describe it are as follows: Stink, Stank, Stunk I hate to fail. Ironically I preach learning to fail all the damn time. Yesterday I blew it. And it hurt. It hurt because it was in a room filled with people I respect and […]
The Leadership I Learned from My Dad: What does the Bible say about that? My dad expected his kids to look to God and the Bible for direction. But he didn’t expect us to be morons about it. Instead he showed us how to study the bible word by word…and pushed us to do […]
I once declared my love while kissing in the warm rain in Santa Fe. I remember thinking right then and there, that rain and I were going to have a long, love affair. That kiss was step 1. Step 2 and beyond would take some time. You see…I grew up in Sunshine. I have long […]
Grief is an odd thing in that it just shows up, and before you realize it, you’re underneath it. –Monique Ruffin Yesterday I sat on the beach in Costa de Caparica and watched the sunset. With my toes buried in the cool winter sand and my hands in prana mudra, I began to sing. Yesterday […]