In my years as a counselor, I often used writing letters as a part of my clients’ therapeutic process. These were not letters where punctuation, spelling or proper use of “there, their and they’re” mattered. These letters written from pain, […]
Darlene Ellison
Someone Turn That Noise Down!
I don’t like really loud noises. Of course, my former DJ husband after years of loud club speakers blaring in his ears, tends to like everything a bit louder than I prefer. He has decided that his hearing is fine […]
I’ll Have a Cup of Resilience to Go With My Pie!
If I ask you, “how’s life?” what would your answer be today, right now, in this moment? For 99.9% of you, even if the answer has a positive spin to it, there is a “but” or condition. I get it. […]
The Healing Power of Packing…My Relationship With Boxes
21 years. That is how long I have lived in this house. That is how much “stuff” I have accumulated. I have never really taken stock of that “stuff” until it was time to move, to begin again, to start […]
Graduation…New Starts & Big Dreams
My social media pages have been inundated with loads of friends’ pictures from their kids’ kindergarten, 8th grade, high school, college or post-graduate graduations this past week – and I love every minute of it! I also had the opportunity […]
That Moment When Mortality Came Crashing In
I know what you’re thinking. “Today is Mother’s Day and she is going to talk about mortality???” I can just hear my own Mom gasping as she reads this! The truth is I fully planned on writing my ode to […]
What’s Your WHY?
About 2 weeks ago, our India Hicks Senior Director, Lyssa, asked us all to respond to a simple question, “What’s your WHY” when it comes to starting our own India Hicks business this year? I didn’t really give it much […]
Shout Out to the SHE-roes…The Smiles and Heartaches of the Single Mom
This past week, the local Dallas media has openly discussed and grieved one of their own, WFAA’s Saturday “Favorite Foodie,” Stacy Fawcett. Now while I often watched her segment when home on Saturday mornings and had been to the WFAA […]
The Truth About Balance…MY truth may surprise you!
The inspiration for this week’s post all came about in my yoga class last Sunday, when about halfway thru the 75 minute practice, our graceful instructor began to guide us thru a series of balance postures. That particular morning, I […]
A Candid Chat About Child Sexual Abuse…Are you afraid to read this?
I suspect, just from the title alone, we lost a few folks. Let’s face it, this is an ugly topic and most people avoid it at all costs. Mostly because it’s not happy, it’s messy or maybe they are one […]