March 2013

  • Breeding Evil.

    "Faith, minus mystery and uncertainty, equals extremism."  Brene Brown I was raised in a religion that was certain of many things and never flirted with uncertainty… They knew for instance what sins were and what would stop you from entering… Continue reading

  • Back into Me.

    I still have leaky borders, where my responsibility leaks out into another's life and I have a hard time being present in mine. I felt burdened and weighed down and had less energy for my world…regardless I headed downstairs to… Continue reading

  • Overlooked abuse.

    I know there is a collective notion that I am bashing churches, that I have it out for my old church and others that believe in similar fashion, that I am hell bent on trashing these kind loving souls…that I… Continue reading

  • Loving Spirit of a Child.

    The conundrum of abuse is that the pedophile can't stop and the victim can't speak…neither can nor will change its pattern.   Fear holds one at bay while addiction grasps the other, around and around they go, spewing forth their… Continue reading

  • A place I used to call Home.

    I had the opportunity to visit a woman who could easily be me…and I recalled Tom Rosemurgy's question about what anyone outside of my religion could have said or done to make me awaken or to realize how blind I… Continue reading

  • Whole

    "Life batters us whether we are rich or poor, public or private. The wound we suffer may be an open cut or a slow, silent hemorrhage of the soul."Sarah Ban Breathnach I love the "silent hemorrhage of the soul"…it is… Continue reading

  • The Fabric of My Being!

    Chapter 11 in "Hungry" by Robin Smith Living with the Hole "The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie." Ann Landers "Thousands of people connected with my term "hole in the soul." I think that's because deep down… Continue reading

  • Nature’s Art

    Nature takes its own sweet time….creating a visual affect that can only be done slowly.   Creating a curtain….it is fairly thick. and, you can see the lines from the galvanized roofing….and there is a shine, where the snow melted… Continue reading

  • A child’s mind

    I looked up the definition of Addiction and found this on Live Science. "Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem involving alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, one… Continue reading

  • Plausible Love

    Sometimes the weight of estrangement seems too much… being the outsider or the one who 'left'…who required more than their capabilities. When my new requirements are too hard for me to carry, and yet impossible to put down. Where it… Continue reading