Stay Close… a theme for 2022
A couple weeks back I had a conversation with my friend Jake (he’s a trained & licensed therapist/counselor) about ‘feelings.’ One of the things I’ve learned from Jake (& there’s a bunch) is...
View Article40. Again.
No, I’m not reminiscing about birthdays. I’m singing. This morning, I was reading my “Psalms by the 30’s” (starting with today’s date, the 10th, I read the 10th, 40th, 70th, 100th & 130th Psalms –...
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A door for a hobbit hole, navigating the plague, & other musings as Christmas...
Spent the last several “Sunday Family Movie Nights” watching the LOTR (Lord of the Rings for the uninitiated,) & during the “Fellowship of the Ring,” I was hit by an epiphany: the hill directly...
View ArticleStopping to feel the feelings & other musings…
Not long ago I had a conversation with a dear friend who was sharing about how different her life was since she began taking the time to “feel her feelings,” especially the unpleasant ones:...
View ArticleWho? Me? Offended? And other musings…
Ask a person, “Did I offend you?” & you’ll sometimes get an answer like, “What? No. I’m not offended.” Even if they really are. I don’t think its because we’re all liars who sit on a Throne of Lies...
View ArticleSomebody to lean on…
In late 2015, I was in a dark place. A hole, really. Not a literal one… but one of depression, frustration, & hopelessness. There were myriad reasons for this, & I KNEW all of them, at least...
View ArticleDelivered from bondage – Psalm 107
Today’s Psalms reading includes Psalm 107. I was especially captivated (no pun intended) by the following verses: He brought them OUT of darkness & the shadow of death & burst their bonds...
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