Gladys Strickland/GB Strickland
Author of Adventure Thriller Books and Short Stories
There are days I wish I could shed just like the cicada that left behind this skin. Well, perhaps not actually step out of my skin, but rather shed things which hold me back: my own limiting thoughts on who I am (or “should” be), how I am “supposed to” be successful at life, how … Read more
I bought a bicycle a couple of years ago, but after a handful of rides on the beach, it was put away. Last fall, desperate to lose weight and get off my blood pressure medicine, I began cycling through the neighborhood once or twice each week. Over time I worked out a route going up … Read more
On this 4th of July, I am thinking a lot about independence and what it means for my life. Independence, to me, is being able to design a life that works for me, to set my own schedule, to decide how to best take care of myself. When I moved to Florida nearly 4 years … Read more