May 2012

  • Covering Up my Truth.

    I listened to Jane Fonda speaking about her life, and I wasn't able to write it down word for word, but what she had to say struck me. How our survival self stands in the way of us growing up… Continue reading

  • Matches Reality

    What has been so extremely enthralling and terrifying is how my mind can see reality totally opposite of how it actually is.  How I could live blind of not only what I was doing, but that of others as well.… Continue reading

  • Get us back

    As I was mowing the grass yesterday, I wondered if all Mental Illnesses mean you are not in reality?  That the meaning of being ill in your mind, is when you can't see or be with reality? While there are… Continue reading

  • Ladies Day in Marquette.

    Our Ladies Day Trip, to see the quilts hanging at the Sweet Water Cafe. "Inner Joy" welcomed us as we entered… My girlfriend had suggested we go and see the quilts, and I am glad we did.  It was fun… Continue reading

  • Climbing through the darkness…

    Last night at Dial Help,  we learned a bit about suicide.  Some of the statistics are shocking and then, not so much. There are 35,000 who die each year…more than in war or disasters. 90% have mental health issues. The… Continue reading

  • Filled by Me

    "If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home, we may miss our… Continue reading

  • ‘Nice’ to Me.

    "The lies we believe about ourselves can be difficult to see because we are so used to them that they seem normal."  Don Miguel Ruiz Today while riding along delivering mail, I listened to an old Oprah Show about girls… Continue reading

  • Neglecting None

    In last nights role play at Dial Help, we learned about depression, or experienced what it feels like to answer the calls…or even more important, how it feels to sit in the emotion with them or 'try and fix things'.… Continue reading

  • Only Way Through It.

    I am back doing yoga on a fairly regular basis…and in the last few weeks, my left hip seemed to straighten out, allowing me to walk straighter.  However, with this adjustment, it seems that my left lower back now is… Continue reading

  • Surrounded by Nature.

    When I thought of how I processed my feelings, being in Nature was also a very key component to me finding my balance.   I used to walk most days, for my emotions seemed to overwhelm me.  But, once I… Continue reading