Finding Your Way Back After Loss

It has been a long time, friends. Sorry for my absence. To be honest, I lost my heart not just for this blog, but for writing. Aside from some poems here and there, my writing fire died out. I immersed myself in a new job opportunity and relationship instead. I recently have lost both of …

Life Glows in the Dark

It is good to see you all this week. There has been a lot of darkness and pain in the news. The horrendous tragedy in Virginia Beach and continued battles over abortion, trade, and foreign policy continue to dominate the headlines. Perhaps, like myself, you have personal darkness enveloping your life. You can't see where …

Why Are Relationships So Hard?

Welcome to this week's edition of "Take it In." Hopefully, the headline for this week really grabbed your attention. The topic has had my attention for years. Relationships are tough. That is pretty common human knowledge. They do not start when we start dating or have our first significant other at 17 or what have …

Death, Suffering Do Not Destroy Life

Welcome to this week's edition of "Take It In." I wanted to do something a little different and present some poetry I wrote as I made my way through a dark season recently. I've been reading an amazing story, Tuesdays with Morrie, as of late. It has really changed my perspective on living, dying, loving, …

A Time of Remembrance, Call to Action

It's good to be with you all this week for another edition of "Take It In." A lot has happened in the national news. I am troubled to report on the shooting in my home state at UNC Charlotte. There were also recent shootings in Tennessee and the Poway Synagogue in California. I find it …