Before judging me and my choices, walk a mile in my shoes…..then you are a mile away and I can’t hear you. Too often it is comments and words and ‘well meaning’ advice that can really hurt. Instead of expecting other people to watch what they say, I am working on a list of…
Years ago I heard a joke that typifies how I used to respond to most situations. I had a dream that I died and went to the bad place…..I was given a choice of 3 different doors like Let’s Make a Deal. Behind door number one there was screeching and screaming. I shook my head.…
The amazing thing about exploring human condition and choosing to change my life is tumbling through facts and fallacies, or often the case of opinions dressed up to look like facts. One of the difficulties I have with the “Law of attraction” is that it is easy to punch a bazillion holes in it. I…
The truth will make you free but first it will make you really miserable. ~ Barry Stevens, born Mildred Fox, used by James A. Garfield and others Judy (my sister) and I often discuss the importance of truth. Our perspective changed abruptly when we understood our childhood was littered with lies. Lies upon lies or…
First, I had to know what it was. My entire childhood was so full of lies to protect ‘family image,’ I didn’t even realize how much I lied. Sometimes the lies were omitting the truth but that was necessary for my survival. I would get punished for telling the truth. If I reported truthfully to…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 