It is Still Dark at 5:30 a.m.
This morning, I woke up at 5:30 am. Again. Not on purpose. Lately, I have been waking up really early. I wish I could write that I always feel EXCITED!!!!! to face every day and my new adventures. Instead, some days, the longer I lie in bed kidding myself that I will fall back asleep if I can just relax and breathe, the louder the voices get telling me about all of things I SHOULD do, HAVEN’T done, and NEED to do in order to be “good” and “successful”, and to gain others’ “ap


The Power of Music
Today I had a tough time getting going – even after my healthy morning routine. I was caught up in self-doubt and general angst – one thought leading to another and then another and then all of a sudden my whole life’s purpose was being called into question. You know, just an average Tuesday morning. So I did what so many self-employed, urbanites do – I went to Starbucks with my laptop, notebook, and pen. It was a bit noisy there today, so I put on my headphones and called up

