A Value is a Thing

September 16, 2023

It is something you believe is highly desirable - something of great importance, worth, or usefulness to you.

No One Else

September 15, 2023

Who I am, then, should comprehend that I am unique. Not in the sense that we are all unique together, but truly unique in how I perceive the world.

I Hope You Read To Learn

September 10, 2023

If you take the time to read these words, I hope you read to learn.

I Read 33 Medium Blog Articles, Two Will Change My Life

September 9, 2023

I currently have 65 ideas qued up and ready to write about. Each morning during my writing time, I glance at the list, trying to find the spark that initiated the idea in the first place.

Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay

My Mental Health (thankfully, I've weathered this storm before)

September 8, 2023

Sitting in our rented condo, I recognize the slow, creeping signs of depression beginning to crawl across the darker recesses of my mind.

Elk Dance Loop Trail. Photo by author. copyright BrickBarnBlog2023.

Elk Dance Loop Trail. Breckenridge, Colorado

September 4, 2023

It would take a starving lion even to attempt an attack on another predator my size. And I carry a gun. I'm a solo hiker in mountain lion country; I'm not stupid.

Sawmill Reservoir. Photo by author. copyright BrickBarnBlog2023.

Sawmill Reservoir Trail. Breckenridge, Colorado

September 3, 2023

I could have driven, but frankly, that would have been embarrassing. I prefer to stop on the side of the road, double over, with hands on my knees, gasping for air as cars drive by (sarcasm).