You were never what I expected and a welcomed gift just the same. You will forever be the year I received little I had wanted or planned yet, an abundance of what I needed. It has been a trial by fire. My spirit has been forged in ways I wouldn’t have, couldn’t ever have, even… Read More Dearest 2020
In a small act of self-care I enrolled in couples therapy and a writing class on the same day. On that September afternoon, the golden light pouring through the ponderosa pine trees, I felt like a revolution had been started. My own personal revolution against letting life slip into the groove of what is easy.… Read More Adventuring to Cuba: part 1
My legs felt strong yesterday in the Strength and Conditioning class I have been attending for about two years now. I stepped aside and watched a guy load the sled with weights, more weights than I have ever pulled across the gym. He seemed proud of himself and confident he was going to make it… Read More Strength
These two themes are behind this new blog. Right now, in the making, is my bold leap toward ownership of my words, my goals, and the life I am leading. Grief tore through my life last year and began a cascade of events that cannot be undone. And while some of those events I would… Read More Surrender and Fresh Starts
Joella Long 