October 2011

  • Holding it all Inside.

    I didn't catch the speakers name, but heard her on Sirius radio say, "trauma is experienced in the right brain and stays there until you express it.  The left brain categorizes our experiences and it needs to be expressed or… Continue reading

  • Freedom

    Martha Beck writes in Leaving the Saints, "My defection from Mormonism changed me in the same way Adam's disability did: it became an open-ended tragedy that I wouldn't give up for anything in the universe. (not even my own planet)… Continue reading

  • Recognize the Real Me.

    I wonder why it is so hard to look objectively at your self, why it is so hard to see that which you are. Doesn't it seem literally impossible to overlook yourself while you are being yourself?  Why is it… Continue reading

  • Quiet Strength of Kindness

    I watched my daughter with Finn, how gentle and quiet her voice was and how he listened and followed her lead.  He has an ear infection in both ears and needs twice daily drops.  I was prepared for a struggle… Continue reading

  • The Majority Vote.

    Martha Beck writes in "Leaving the Saints"….. After a family therapy session where Martha  remained the one lone family member willing to see abuse.." I could see that my siblings' truth, as well as that of all other Latter-Day Saints,… Continue reading

  • New Mitten Tree Lady…

    Let’s see if I can get the Lady standing upright…. Continue reading

  • Playing With Art

    This picture was taken with the ipad, the ipad that I am shipping back to Apple tomorrow. It just didn’t work in sending stuff out to the internet, but was perfect for receiving. The lighting wasn’t the best, but thought… Continue reading

  • Your Life Inside Out.

    Chapter 24, Leaving the Saints, by Martha Beck.   "My hardest labor, however, happened in my head and heart as I made the transition in my spiritual quest from Camel to Lion.  This phase of inner change involves one of… Continue reading

  • I am now a stranger…

    Being a living ghost as I bump into my old life still catches me off guard. I am restrained by inner feelings and emotions; the easy flow of contact is no longer possible. Even a Hi is loaded down with… Continue reading

  • Energy and Feeling Good

    Slowly but surely my physical body has been pushed to the far reaches of my life, again.  Well, I notice it when it creaks and aches and feels ouchy, when my neck and jaw are tense and in pain, when… Continue reading