A shadow passed over them. An eclipse shadow of the soul, but I didn’t want them to be alone, so I sat and listened to the darkness. The light slowly changed. What was the middle of the day seemed more like dusk, but I looked at my watch, and sure […]
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We retain them. All the hurts and pains of life, but what if we could forgive and let them go? Perhaps then we could dance freely and lightly. It’s so easy to do. Holding on to the hurt others have done. The brain seems to retain it, keeping it and […]
Often you need a little acronym to remind you of a path to follow. Here are nine acronyms to help your mental health. Over the years, I have collected a set of acronyms that have helped my mental health and those I have conversations with. These are acronyms that aid […]
You may feel alone, but you have a purpose, and that is to co-create with God, so lets L.O.F.O. Recently a friend asked me to pray for them. It caught me by surprise, but as I listened to the struggle they were facing, I felt it was a privilege to […]
Writing blog posts over many years teaches you many things, but what are the key learnings? Knowing these can help you create words that connect. This blog post recognizes the momentous occasion of publishing 500 posts. Some posts are from guest writers, but most are from my authorship. Five hundred […]
At times there are things we can’t do for ourselves, but perhaps someone else can. So we ask for help with our untied shoelaces. Recently I woke up with pain in my left shoulder. I was in agony. My wife was away from home, and I knew that I had […]
Something new had to happen, and it could, but it would take a wire brush to shift the bark. So we submit to the master gardener. As I came to winter prune this old rose, I said a prayer. ‘Creator God, guide me as I prune. As I cut and […]
“The problem is not the problem. The real problem is much worse.” Sandy Burdick I can still see the look of abject horror on Alma’s face, and the dark brown eyes opened wide as I approached her. I was about to tell her that she was magnificent, and she was […]
If you want to see the growth, then you have to stop the horses. Build a fence and let the natural growth come. There wasn’t any fence—nothing to stop those horses from coming down into our bush area and trampling down the undergrowth. But there was a lesson for me […]
Their life was like a ship heading for the rocks, but with new words and affirmations, the ship slowly began to steer in a new direction. Thoughts change when we take charge. ‘Bitch.’ That was the word on the pendant necklace hanging around her neck. I was visiting her at […]