Sometimes my thinking feels like it’s in a traffic jam. An impatient traffic jam. Journaling can unclutter mental health confusion. Horns tooting, temperatures are rising, gridlock. Just too many neurons are firing off! One of my favorite artists, Bruce Cockburn, captures it well in his song Five Fifty-One Knots in […]
Earthly popularity wins no angel points with God. I like to be liked. I like to be well thought of, admired and respected. In the Social Media world we can even measure the amount of popularity or influence a person has. The techies have a measuring tool called Klout. I […]
I am angry. I am so angry that I am going to take up arms and … This is not a normal feeling for me, or perhaps it is and I have been too P.C. (pastorally correct) to embrace it. What am I angry about? Let me turn that back […]
Nasty stuff. It was flying at me in all directions with the fragile weather vane of my emotions drooping under the torrent. Ever been there? Sure you have. Bullies abound from school yard to head office. Now we have the internet and other forms of communication that can enable […]
‘This is going straight into the pool room’. We all need a place to put our encouragements. Where is yours? Classic Australian comedy and especially loved by us Kiwis watching our ‘across the ditch’ neighbours making fun of themselves. All of Dad’s most prized possessions are in the Pool Room. […]
Its a painting that draws the viewer to the wound. The Caravaggio painting ‘Incredulity of Thomas’ grabs your attention. You pause. You look at the expressions on faces, the movement of hands and light. You wonder where you would be in the picture. Feelings wash over you. Caravaggio takes […]
Do you hate greasy dishes? They frustrate me. You have hot water with detergent in the water, you wash that pot or plastic container from the Indian takeaway, and out it comes with a smear of grease. So what do you? Well, you get the detergent bottle and squirt a […]
Confession – One of my favorite shows is Ice road Truckers. In a recent show there were mouse droppings scattered all over the floor of the Kenworth truck of Ice Road Trucker Rick. He was unwell and had potentially Hanta Virus. The truck was quarantined and one serious […]
They stood beside me. Shoulder to shoulder and when my little shield of faith started to droop under the tiredness of the battle, they came in closer, knowing one day, perhaps the next, I would rise again. Friends are crucial in this life. If you have a mental illness […]
Dear God, why do I keep fighting you off? One part of me wants you desperately, another part of me unknowingly pushes you back and runs away. What is there in me that so contradicts my desire for you? These transition days, these passageways, are calling me to let go […]