Author: grkeyo

It’s been seven weeks since my last blog post (yes, writing that feels like a confessional) and while I have often glanced at this blog during that time, something has kept me from writing. Here are some of the thoughts that have run through my mind lately: ‘I’m too busy.’ ‘I just started a new…

middle ground: a position of compromise; a state of thinking where two opposing parties can discuss an issue politely and productively. I grew up as a Middle Child. When I tell people that I’m a M.C., I typically receive one of two responses: “Ohhh, you have issues…hahaha,” or “Let me buy you a drink.” While…

There’s a bee hive tucked into the space between my bedroom window and where the screen should be (the screen fell out long ago). My boyfriend at the time suggested that I open up the window and knock the hive out but I refused. Despite the fact that it occasionally gets stifling hot in the…

I’ve never posted a video to this blog before, but this song–and the lyrics–are worth a listen.

Over the last several weeks, I’ve become aware that many people in my life have recently apologized to me. All of the apologies have come from different people and were for different reasons: a friend said she was sorry for saying something hurtful, my boyfriend asked that I forgive his proclivity for lecturing on certain…

An excerpt from The Daily Love: There is a thing called grace. And grace, my friends, cancels karma. Period. Grace pays off your debts; grace gives to you when you don’t think that you deserve it. Grace is divine favor. Grace is unearned. And no matter what has happened in the past, grace lives within…

On Monday, I woke up to a severe thunderstorm. The meteorologist on TV advised rush hour commuters to hang tight until the storm passed through Hartford…roughly 8:30 a.m. or so. I had no problem with this. A little voice inside my head said, ‘C’mon, it’s only rain, right?’ but still…for whatever reason…something made me hold…

It’s amazing how fast a month can go by. It’s said that as we get older, time moves faster…which is why it’s even more important to stop, slow down, and observe life whenever we can. During the past month, I traveled to California (where I got to reconnect with my best friend of 21 years),…