A Wellness Path

Better to Live in the Corner of a Roof

Contention and stress can become too much. Some times it’s better to live in the corner of a roof and the simplicity of nothing than the complexity of strife. I don’t think I will ever get the image out of my memory. She was a battered woman. Maybe, in some […]

Poetry

Open my mind

Open my mind Open my mind Open my soul Open the hard places Buried under coal Gently open Those locked doors Sneak in my love Your delight I want more I welcome your words Comfort they bring Quiet silhouettes To my heart sing Closed heart Closed mind Clenched fist Never […]

Poetry

Majestic Robe

Majestic Robe To think I’ve touched a thread Of that majestic robe Felt a sweep of the flow As you walked along my road I see the star filled glitter Around me in the dark Your robe extends throughout eternity Sequined glory, lightening spark I’m looking from the inside out […]

Poetry

They’re making a home

They’re making a home They’re making a home Building a place Moving in themselves No disgrace They’re moving furniture Listening to our needs Would you like a coffee table here Finding glorious space I don’t feel overwhelmed Or put out of place For as the three of them come in […]

Poetry

Finger in the dust

Finger in the dust Finger in the dust tracing a faint line grains of sand shifting bumping into mine I think I have control I think I have a plan Chess-player God moves an atom Delight to show their hand He formed us from a speck of dirt His finger […]

Helping Others

Meet Me Hiding in the Shadow

Events happen in our lives. Are you hiding in the shadow of them? Perhaps you need someone to bring some wisdom’d love into the dark. An event had happened in his life. He could tell you every detail. Well, his version of it, but it was as real to […]

Getting Well Staying Well Helping Others

Don’t Let Me Be Put to Shame

Being put to shame is to have comparisons made and to see yourself as being flawed, but a refuge can be found, and hope can be restored. I could see him withering under a hailstorm of accusations. He had a sexual addiction, and he was trying to stay true, but […]

Poetry

I’ve Been Heard

I’ve been heard I’ve been heardI’ve been heldI’ve been knownQuiet words to mend and weld They opened upWide encompassing wingsCome in my childBroken world broken wings Grace flowed into justice woundsAnointing oilInner room Dare I venture back outsideStay my childRest awhile Death lays it’s ugly snaresLet’s trap this soldierThrow him […]

Helping Others

The Bias to Retain Sin. Unforgiveness

We have a bias to hold on to things. To retain the hurts, but Jesus asks us to forgive. Perhaps we do this in little steps of vulnerability. Many years ago, I held a lot of unforgiveness toward someone. I retained it and it grew. Eventually, I had to choose […]

Relationships & Connection

Can you Live with a Narcissist? Six Suggestions

Can you live with a narcissist? Yes, but it might just kill you. Or it might just starve you from savouring life to the fullest. One of the most interesting quotes I have come across about stress is this one from French journalist Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber What I fear most about stress is […]