By Jill Roberts Sometimes in the moment, it’s hard to interpret what I’m feeling. Especially when I’m presented with a new, or different set of circumstances, when unfamiliar can feel awkward and [...]
By Jill Roberts The courting ritual of garden spiders involves the male gently strumming the edge of a female’s web in a particular manner. The vibration produced across the web is to [...]
By Jill Roberts In late 2019, my former husband and I ended a 20-year marriage. Since most of my adult life had been in committed relationships, for the first time in decades, [...]
By Jill Roberts When I’m hurt or offended by the actions of another, it’s often because they didn’t behave in a manner that I would expect of myself; But, that doesn’t mean [...]
By Jill Roberts Once, during a therapy session, the therapist asked, “Do you think you deserve to be happy?” Partly insulted by the insinuation that I would believe to the contrary, I [...]
By Jill Roberts My grandfather had a saying, “Shit, or get off the pot.” In my youth, I understood it to mean that one should not avoid making a decision. Specifically, a [...]
By Jill Roberts “If you want something different, you are going to have to do something different.” ~Jack Canfield Sounds easy enough; Except, to go from where we are, to where we [...]
Pictured here, is our cat, Zoey, and Claire’s guinea pig, Cow. Claire is my son’s girlfriend, who visits often; Most of the time with Cow in tow. Now, Zoey isn’t very fond [...]
When I was a love sick teenager, and spending every ounce of time relishing in young love, my Mom would often say, “Give them time to miss you.” As a know-it-all teen, [...]
I used to confuse forgiveness with acceptance, but I’ve come to understand differently. To forgive someone doesn’t negate the offensive behavior occurred, or didn’t hurt. Nor does it give invitation for the [...]
