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Last week, the drummer from a rock band died, and it seems the world falls to its knees and mourns. May he rest in peace, but there is something way more important going on. War. War in the Ukraine where atrocities too many to count and too horrific to ponder are happening. Is this why the world can not see? Who is mourning them? Is it too horrific? Or, is it just life as usual here in the good old USA? I can not imagine what the people of the Ukraine are going through. Howev

Olga Smirnova was one of the most talented ballerina’s in the Bolshoi Ballet Company in Russia. She was born in St. Petersburg, on November 6th, 1991. When she was young, her mother encouraged her to follow her dreams and become a ballerina. Olga studied with some greats, took part in tours across Japan and Europe in 2004. She was only 13 years old. In 2011, she appeared in London at the Coliseum. After her graduation from Vaganova Academy, the Bolshoi recruited her in the ra

I can not let go of it! The horror of what is happening in the Ukraine. I read articles about self care, noting that we can not carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. True. But they really don’t tell you how to let it go. I can’t. The murder and genocide that is taking place in the Ukraine is unthinkable to me, but it is pretty much all I think of these days. It feels surreal. I see pictures that rip my heart out of my chest. There are so many pictures of wanton dest

Tuesday, March 8 Today is the International Day of the Woman, during Woman’s History month. It feels more important than ever to celebrate women. The strength and tenacity of women is always visible, but lately no where more visible than in the Ukraine. Perhaps I should be more focused, maybe talk about the origins of this day, but I can’t. My heart hurts for the people of the Ukraine who are suffering beyond belief. I am naming just a few woman, who have come to my attention