cayla brooke

I've been reading Jim Kwik's "Limitless." Essential reading if you ask me. One of the 'Lies" he says we're told is "Knowledge is power." It isn't. Know it alls aren't powerful. They're jerks. This month we're talking about goals and…

Trust is a big deal. When we lose trust in someone, gaining faith in them again is a long haul. Affairs = broken trust. A lie = broken trust. Broken promise = broken trust. We've all dealt with it one…

When I look back at 2020 at first glance it seems as though I did nothing. The goals I had at the beginning of the year stand out like glowing reminders of my incompetence. Well, that’s depressing. Then I thought…

My children were coming for an overnight stay. I didn’t see them often, so I was excited. At the same time, I was desperate. We didn’t have two pennies to rub together.…

I've had a wish for Christmas since 2016.

I've watched the world change. In some ways it's been good. In a lot of ways not so much.

What hurts the most is how divided we are. The hatred. The extremes.

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2020 has been a year full of change. I was thinking, why not change up some of the Christmas movies too?

We all know Elf, White Christmas and Scrooge…

Not very long ago I was there. Ready to give up.  What's the point? Nobody is listening, anyway. Why not quit everything and live your life in peace. Who is gonna care? 

Me. 

I was in a real state. Tired…

Attitude is everything. 

This past summer I tried to make the most of it. I worked less. Spent more time outside and took little adventures whenever I could. We had friends visit for outdoor swims and I spent time paddling…

2020 has been a year and a half, hasn't it? So much has happened that it's hard to keep track. There have been good things and not so good things. The virus sits in the latter category.  

But there have…

What comes to mind when you think of the lowly dandelion? A pesky weed that breaks up the putting green? Or are you a forager and see a bitter tea or greens for dinner? 

The mighty dandelion is one of…

When I first saw the sketch for my album cover Plush Red Chair I laughed. I said in my head,

“I can’t have a pic of a naked woman for my album cover.”

But “Naked Girl,” as I…

I owned an iRobot (Roomba) a decade ago. I loved it. I would gush about it on social media. I loved how it said, "Oh, oh." when it got stuck and made a happy little sound when it…