Tara Cronica

Heels Firmly Dug In

“Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” –White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland “It’s a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up.” –J.K. Rowling Confession: I do not like to be told what to do, and [...]

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Flirting with Danger

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Flirting with Danger It was early spring, yet it had been unseasonably hot for the past week. Preparing [...]

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Fear is the Thief of Dreams…Gandhi ~

I was talking to a man-friend of mine about living life with no fear. We both agreed there is no other way to live. He believes “fear usually lives in things unfinished or never done.” I think timing can also play a key role in dreams or goals unfinished or never done. We need to stay tapped [...]

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Actions Speak Louder than Words ~

Sometimes you just have a feeling about someone and before you know it you’re sharing stories and a coffee with them. There is an immediate connection. When this happens so naturally it’s meant to be. I connected with a friend from Facebook this week who I had never met in person. I have known both [...]

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Navigating the Minefields of Dating!

I didn’t know it would be so difficult to date when I became eligible. It’s much more complicated than I remember when I was younger. No wonder there is a relationship status on Facebook that states ‘It’s complicated’ because it is! I haven’t met anyone who has not been complicated! There are schedules to consider, kids, parenting styles, [...]

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Conditioning & Learned Behaviour~

A learned behavior is a behavior that was observed by an individual that they find to be beneficial to them in some way.  We have all been taught these learned behaviors by our parents, teachers, pastors, councillors or anyone of any influence in our lives.  There’s a motivating factor behind it.  A reward perhaps.  The [...]

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My Happy place ~

Where is your Happy place? Tracy’s trying real hard to get there~ Have you ever felt like you just wanted to escape from life in general, if even for a moment!  You try desperately to tune out everything and everybody around you.  You start to day dream of where you would much rather be ….it’s [...]

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What’s Wrong With This Sentence?

Have you noticed the lack of proper grammar and correct spelling that surrounds us everywhere today?  And yes, I know, you’ve read some good “moose steaks” here in this blog too. I love the written word.  I love that when words are strung together artistically and thoughtfully they can spark my imagination and invoke deep [...]

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