The world feels off-balance, crazier than usual. In 76 years on this planet, I have never witnessed truth and transparency rising through the sludge. The graft, corruption, abuse and intimidation have always been there, but now there is a new energy exposing it. We are confused, shaken and scared. Many of us are floundering, as…
True Story Winter’s last gasp attacked mid-April, after a week-long tease of seventy-degree days. Ice cream season was in full swing at the Torrington Creamery with extended store hours. Jessie and I had the 4-8 P.M. shift. Darkness descended early on our fishbowl. Unlit, the parking lot was a black hole. Howling wind hurled unseen…
The sting of rejection burns to the core. Job loss, unrequited love, college entrance denial, book rejection, bad reviews, negative feedback, betrayal or divorce can knock you on your butt. Smacked down, again and again, how does one center, have faith and move forward with confidence? Any one of these could drive you into a…
If I told you to run headfirst into a brick wall, would you? Probably not. Yet, metaphorically, most of us do it day after day, week after week, year after year. We repeat the same behaviors, bemoaning the results and expecting different outcomes. Trapped in miserable relationships and jobs that do not support our needs,…
Marilyn Dalla Valle 
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