To stop sexual savagery may appear to be a colossal problem that we cannot fight, but that is simply not true. There are many organizations that fight the pervasive debauchery in our culture. Any one of us can find one to align with. We can support...
Focus on this: “What does this make possible?” ~ Michael Hyatt Focus When unexpected events like illness or injury happen, we have the choice to respond with positive thoughts or negative thoughts. Thoughts lead to actions. Actions lead to outcomes.Everyone on earth has had their plans disrupted....
We live in an amazing world of diversity. Each life is different. Every one is important. As people, we can learn a great deal from creation. Just like the variety of beautiful flowers, we can bloom where we are planted. Bloom Where Planted We don't choose when...
No one can derail your destiny, but you. Those of us who have survived the core violation of child sexual abuse or other adverse childhood experiences, sometimes feel as if our destiny derailed. Destiny Derailed? That is a tough pill to swallow. What exactly does that mean?Personal...
We all have control issues. Some people are control freaks. They will manipulate people and situations in order to feel like they are in charge. They use people to achieve their own ends. It can seem like children are control freaks, but are they? I...
I have come to grips with my relationship with knives. If that sounds strange to you, then you probably didn't grow up with the threat of violence using blades. Certain knives threw me into a panic. Others offered relief by their utility. I have decided...
There is no escaping it really. Sometimes you just have to rest. If you choose to push through and force yourself to keep going after your body clearly tells you that you need rest, at some point you have no more options. Bodies break down....
Lyme hits some people suddenly. For others years of undiagnosed health deficiencies; pain, fatigue, weakness, headaches, stomach problems, skin problems, fevers, tremors, paralysis, and more might be experienced. In time it becomes difficult to hold hope up before us. Either way, Lyme is devastating. The losses are...
We all have bad days. Overcoming a bad day isn't easy. The kind of day that starts off with missing an alarm, awakening to a kinked neck, stumbling out of bed to find that someone else is in the bathroom...
We all do it. Most of us choose to believe what we want to about all sorts of things. We hope that we know what's up. Sometimes, no matter what evidence you see, you believe what you want to. For sure? We want to believe our candidate...