by Cathy Terranova | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
For a while now I’ve been stuck. Stuck listening to the old voices that say, “You’ll never be like _______.”“You’re just not talented enough.” “You’re just not pretty enough.” “You’re just not….enough.” Social media has allowed us for over ten years to follow the...
by Cathy Terranova | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Far and away the most painful experiences of my life were my marriage falling apart, separating from my husband, and being asked for a divorce. Saying that it turned my world upside down is trite, but at the same time accurate. Nothing made sense for the last two and...
by Cathy Terranova | Sep 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am going to let you in on a secret. If you are a busy person you need to know this. Your busyness helps no one. It aides the progress of nothing. In the immortal words of Ron Swanson of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, “Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass...
by Cathy Terranova | Jul 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
For those of you who don’t think voting in local elections is important and choose not to vote, I have a little story to tell you: Once upon a time, there was a bad man. Not evil, but very vain and who only worked in the best interest of himself. He was...
by Cathy Terranova | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few months ago I put out to the internet asking what they thought about cultural appropriation. There was an odd response. Either you were a person of color and answered me with thoughts, feelings, and examples, or you were a very confused white person. There were...
by Cathy Terranova | May 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have a complicated relationship with holidays. By far the most complicated of which is one to make Freud proud: Mother’s Day. I stay home from church to avoid sermons about mothers and all we owe them and how God sees motherhood. I limit the mother-lauding...
