Our stories matter.
This is the place where I explore stories, looking for wisdom about how to live, love, and leave with no regrets.
I’m not an expert but I am curious. I’ve got a flashlight, spare batteries, and I’m using this place to leave a brave and honest map.
Want an honest window to the challenges of life?
This is the place where I explore stories, looking for wisdom about how to live, love, and leave with no regrets.
I don’t have all the answers, but I’ve got a flashlight and I’m using this place to leave a brave and honest map.
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Death Benefits
Audio: Death Benefits I set up my will so that none of the beneficiaries benefit if any of them die first. The dead person’s share …
You Stole From Me!
Audio: You Stole From Me! “You stole from me!” I would recognize that voice and the anger if I were drugged, or asleep, or ninety-one …
Money is Here Now
Audio: Money is Here Now The day after I wrote last week’s post, I thought I would start going back in time, to the 1800s, …
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Hard Times & Hope Podcast
A Year of Podcasting
A Year of Podcasting When I started podcasting, I committed to doing it for a year and then deciding if I wanted to continue or …
Alex DiPalma: Caring when there isn’t much else you can do
Hard Times & Hope Podcast, episode 27 Alexandra DiPalma and her partner Kenya moved from New York City to Mexico City. But soon after they …
Sana Fayyaz: A mother birthed by her daughter
Hard Times & Hope Podcast, episode 26 Sana Fayyaz grew up in Pakistan and then moved with her family to the United States as a …
Do we have things in common?
To find out, how would you answer these questions?
(My answers are “Yes!”)
- Are you curious?
- Have people told you that you’re strong?
- Have you loved… and have you lost?
- Do you believe in getting better?
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