Yesterday I turned 37, nearing 40. I have many goals for myself – striving to make 40, Fabulous 40. I want to feel strong, focused, and feel damn good. I have a list of objectives, of course. I want to feel and be better than ever. Just making that declaration is a good place to […]
Author Archives: Tessa
Numbers
As I was trying to fall asleep last night the words “numbers” kept circling. I decided it is time to talk more about my hospital stay, since numbers are everything. When I am admitted the over-arching goal is to get my PICC placed and start my antibiotics to get my “levels.” The PICC line is […]
Dear Friends
“In order to get a friend, you have to be a friend…” – Maya Angelou When I heard this quote – I knew it was relative to friends outside of me, but I always think about being friends with myself first. I must be friends with me before anyone else, because plainly I will make […]
Cue it
I love a full sound, a full orchestral sound. Your hairs stand and it feels as if the music is coming from inside and echoes, shakes, stirs, swirls around you – wrapping you in this cloth of sound. It feels limitless, boundless. This is my wish. The last two weeks have been extremely difficult. I […]
Say It
On “Oprah’s Soul Sunday” series she asks each person she interviews “What has been the most difficult thing for you to learn?” I would answer, “To live.” “To thrive.” Sheila and I have talked about when people have asked, “If I ever thought I would be married to a woman?” No, I never thought I […]
