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If you are in your 40s, chances are you've been rejected. You've experienced disappointment. You've felt the pain of not getting what you...

I have been thinking a lot about connections recently. In today's world, we have the tools to connect on a scale that was considered scie...

Her chest feels light, her head is spinning, and her lunch just flipped around in her stomach on it's way up to her mouth. No she's not a...

From March 2016 It's 2:30 AM. I've woken up. Probably some truck that went by or the heartburn. I hate heartburn. What can I expect when ...

Here are some words to live by in the new year. Please do not remain stuck in regret, bitterness, fear, anxiety, heartache and pain. Forg...

Writers use emotion to motivate characters and move them through their story. The two strongest motivators for human behaviour are fear a...

My son is getting older and it is so frustrating because I am having a hard time with the distance he's putting between us.  I am beginni...