Aug 6, 2022Loving Yourself — Step 1This is the beginning of a 12-step program I’m writing about loving yourself. I am writing it for myself, but it may be of help to you as well. Step 1 — We admit we are powerless over what others think of us. I don’t know about you, but I…Self Love4 min readSelf Love4 min read
Jun 2, 2022It is very difficult to write during these times anything but doom and gloom.It is very difficult to write during these times anything but doom and gloom. There are so many injustices to write about. So much is being done to harm and hurt and wound. Yet, I know these times are not unique. There have always been times when inhumanity seemed to…Kindness2 min readKindness2 min read
May 19, 2022Some things have challenged me to my very core.Some things have challenged me to my very core. These events bring out the best and the worst in me. The best is always reassuring as to strength and endurance, faith and future. The worst is …bad. I have surprised myself by how bad I have become at times adjusting…Trauma2 min readTrauma2 min read
Jan 20, 2022What Pain TeachesWhat being in pain tells me is that: I cannot live in the past because I mourn that person who no longer exists.I cannot live in the future because that person may not be. Or I am scared of finding out who that person might be. My body only lives…Pain2 min readPain2 min read
Jan 14, 2022Survival Mode and RelationshipsBefore “survivor-mode” became part of our vernacular, it was a term animal behaviorists used to describe when animals were forced, by starvation or risk of death, into more risky behaviors. Sometimes this works. They survive. The problem is, is that when it works the same animal is more likely to…Survival Mode16 min readSurvival Mode16 min read
Dec 26, 2021Something GainedThere was a village where only the children remained. A broken down church, emptied out during the war. For when the parents were called to go out and fight, there was no one left to carry on what was there before. . At first the church held up quite well. A season or two it was…Religion2 min readReligion2 min read
Jun 9, 2021Mysticism — Weaving Understanding Part IIMysticism — Weaving Understanding — Part II Part I introduced the need to communicate a mystical experience to others. The first way was to tie the explanation to one of the five senses. Another way to get someone into the Mystical frame of mind is getting a question answered by…Mysticism5 min readMysticism5 min read
Jun 9, 2021Mysticism — Weaving UnderstandingWhat happens when you try to explain experiences that are mystical? I have grown up, steeped in logic and reason; yet there are things that happened to me that were not logical and nor reasonable. They had no facts attached. At the time, I did not have the language to…Mysticism3 min readMysticism3 min read
Apr 5, 2021Life and Death“Rarely are we reminded so clearly of the sweetness of human life.” - Quotes from Chilean Miner who was trapped underground. I have met many people through my life that know the value and rarely take for granted the moments they have here on earth. …Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Apr 5, 2021We all Crave ConnectionIt is seen most clearly in infants, toddlers, and young children. The desire for physical closeness with the parent. They might wander away for a while, but will invariably return to that closeness. It is seen in adolescence. The inevitable CRUSH. The goofy behavior. The irrational fixation. The overwhelming focus…Crushes3 min readCrushes3 min read
