When perfumed by angels they tickle our belly...from the inside out with adrenaline sweetening our clumsy lives. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Sculpting the Heart, Surviving Depression with Art Therapy...
Below is the Introduction to my book: Well, hello there. I come from a family that is prettily packaged and talented but somewhat dysfunctional for many reasons. We grow addictions like weeds and dream when we are awake. We have sensitive ears, noisy fingers and loud mouths. We all suffer from the... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Surprised by evening, there is unknown dust that is near us,
Waves breaking on shores just over the hill, Trees full of birds that we have never seen, Nets drawn down with dark fish. The evening arrives; we look up and it is there, It has come through the nets of the stars, Through the tissues of the grass, Walking quietly over the asylums of the waters. The... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Waiting Inside...I protest my isolation...
by protest is a mark of my defeat, even as I write. Being a victim, I am an accuser. Being human, others feel my fallen weight upon their thoughts and are oppressed - - as I am, their guilt unlike mine and unrelated and without hope in it of change for me. Guilty, my oppressor and I go separate ways... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Same-Sex Marriages, OK passed May 16, 2008...
A good analogy of marriage is a horse can’t pull his own weight while kicking, and a horse can’t kick while pulling his own weight. Marriage is a lot like this. There must be a marriage between the minds first and foremost before the bodies can commune. Many who oppose same-sex marriage think... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Do you dread making small talk?
Chitchatting and making small talk can boost your self-confidence and help you climb out of your own shyness. This type of communication can be like riding a seesaw. You talk. He listens. He talks. You listen. Back and forth an intimacy develops that can widen your social circle. How many of us have... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
I tell my grown daughters and my 19 year old granddaughter, "I love you,
This is my 19 year old granddaughter Heather. She is my best friend though she doesn't have much time for me. She's got braces. She's been working for Domino's two years as well as just finished her first year of college. She's dated the same boy for two years and as far as I know, she's still a... Sign in to see full entry.
Our shotgun house on the Mississippi...when I was a 11 or so...
My pops was obsessed with the river, even building a boat that turned into a house...there was the smell of fish all around, I was always chilled to the bone. We had a big Saint Bernard dog as a watch dog, and he watched me all the time. Most of the time I was lonely, out of touch with others, I... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Disciplining our kids...
When loved one's engage in self-destructive behavior, our loving temptation is to point out just where they are going astray. After all, isn't nudging/nagging/reminding/rebuking the best way to get someone to change? Obviously not or change would happen more readily because most of us have tried it... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Letting things go...releasing negative thoughts...
I've read teeshirts that say, "Don't go there," "Duh", "Get Over It," and "Is it Friday yet?" I'm looking for one that says "Let It Go!" We sometimes hold onto negative thoughts like they were precious jewels. In Jon Kabatinn's "Whereever You Go, there You Are," he gave two excellent analogies that... Sign in to see full entry.