August 2018

  • I have listened to a few priests, and catholic leaders speak about the sexual abuse within the church.   Mostly, what I find is that they are dancing with words and shining lights in all directions and somehow dodging the full… Continue reading

  • A unique self

    I have heard this twice now on two separate podcasts, "You can't be yourself, until you really know who you are."  Knowing who you are not, is helpful, but until you know who you truly are, you simply can't be… Continue reading

  • Expectations of the Artist.

    When I arrived at my latest Quilt Meeting, I brought my most recent work of art and across the table from where I was sitting, on a shelf, was my book.  (We meet in the Library in town.) Looking at… Continue reading

  • "The only necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke I wrote a scathing post and just "saved" it.  Perhaps it is my trauma reacting to the Catholic church, the years, those who knew and… Continue reading

  • I LIVE

    I heard a question being asked on a podcast – "When does your body feel the most beautiful?" Which was answered by Mirna Valerio with, "When I am running, I feel powerful and that makes me feel beautiful."    I… Continue reading

  • "After doing what is right, life is still complicated"  Ghosted, by Rosie Walsh   It seems my life is littered with a thousand of "right" choices, all of which put me on the path to an even more complicated life.… Continue reading

  • The clearness of the Lake Superior; offers no surprises. We can see clear through, and know its bottom and the lack of weeds. We know what lays beneath – for we can see it. This clarity gives us confidence; not… Continue reading