A Great Big Diva!

When I Miss Her Most … thoughts on Mother’s Day 2014

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I lost my mother on April 14th 2000. It was sudden and upon hearing the news I learned the true meaning of heartbreak. When I got the news that Mommy had passed, I fell to my knees and screamed. The primal scream: I found it that day. But that's not what I want to dwell on here. Usually, I just let Mother's Day slip by. But today I want to write a tribute to my dearest love, my mother. All that I am, any goodness in me, came from her. There's some fucked up shit too but I know that I am a …

Playing the Odds with Our Health.

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I am reeling from a scare yesterday. Someone very dear to me suffered a mild stroke in her home. She is younger than I and lives alone. Luckily she was able to get out and get herself to the hospital within an hour of the occurrence so she is expected to recover 100%. But this reminds me of two important things: we must keep track of our loved ones especially those of us who live alone and we need to stop playing the odds with our health especially those of us of a certain age. …

Old Dreamers

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This is a note to myself and others like me: underachievers, those with gifts who believe they haven't fulfilled their potential, those who have been writing a book, play, or dissertation, making a movie, recording a CD, going to a comedy open mic, opening a restaurant, going back to school and haven't done it yet. We know who we are. I have written about this shit for years: losing weight, writing my one woman show. And I reckon this is just another testament in a long series of promises I …

The Act of Forgiveness

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If you really want to be closer to God - try forgiveness and understanding. Accept the fact that as Humans, we make mistakes, and the ability to forgive someone's misstep even if it may have had devastating effects is truly a gift of the divine to a deserving person. And sometimes the person or persons may not be worthy of it but the generous heart spreads goodwill to the World in general by the act of forgiveness. The worthy will pass it forward. …