I wrote a post and drew a cartoon today for nakedpastor that has to do with denial called "Life's Tsunamis and the Four Stages of Denial". You might find it helpful. But I thought I would write the opposite for you as a balance. Sometimes it's fun to act like a child....
I drew this cartoon a couple of years ago. But it so aptly pictures what happens on TLS all the time. This is why I think you guys are amazing: you are in touch with your struggle you have the courage to share you patiently listen you graciously offer support Do you...
I've read this, and I've experienced this to be true. Often the traumas we experience are so difficult and even so impossible to deal with that we allow them to freeze over. As a result, our traumas with all the associated memories and pains are no longer felt. If we...
Recently i had a brawl with a friend of mine, i went visiting her for the weekend but while there i kind of felt like i was being taken for granted in one way or the other. She had had a root canal and i knew she was in pain and all wasnt fine but she was well. She...
Two years ago my husband and I moved from Pittsburgh, PA to a small coastal town in North Carolina. I will call it Mayberry, USA. We had found this 2 traffic light village from driving through it on our yearly vacations to a nearby resort. The idea of living the...
I often hear someone talking about a leader in their church being passive aggressive. One example from a while ago was when the pastor was obviously talking about certain people in the church in his sermon, but he didn't name names. And he used the bible to criticize...
Who cares who cares about your cognitive understanding of reality. If someone doesn't like what you think and won't support because of thus. Que Sera. Continue on. What matters is this: Fall in love with life and in yourself.
Read this great article on anxiety, "My Anxious Life in an Age of Anxiety".
I wanted to provide a little update to the post asking for help in creating a good holiday experience for my two kids at home and me after Christmas the year before had pretty much been chewed up and spit out. It was lovely! Instead of thinking up new traditions, we...
My progressive-leaning friend from church reminded me a few weeks ago that I should not be afraid to drop him a line at any time to organise a catchup. So I did. And he jumped at it. It was really good to chat about whatever random things we did. We have a couple of...
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