Tag: Authenticity

  • Tripping the Lights… FANTASTIC

    Tripping the Lights… FANTASTIC

    My husband and I arrived early to the concert hall and had only settled into our thoughtfully selected barstools for about 15 minutes before her laughter sliced the air with its mocking tone.  With a nervous system too highly calibrated for such sounds, I remember my shoulders shooting up and my neck pulling downward as…

  • Surface Tension

    Surface Tension

    She vigorously moved the whisk with overt confidence, agitating the mixture as she explained, “I want to bring out all those beautiful, unctuous qualities.”  Oooooo, unctuous, what an interesting sounding word, what exactly does it mean? I have always loved learning new words. And for as long as I can remember, I have read with…

  • Not Feeling Myself

    Not Feeling Myself

    I haven’t been feeling myself lately. I mean that in both the literal and metaphorical way. For weeks now, while engaging in activities I typically enjoy, I have found myself feeling flat and robotic. I’ve recently made decisions and matched them with actions that should have carried a sense of motivation and purpose. And yet,…