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  • In Our Own Circle.

    I have been asked to do a presentation for our local chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) on March 9th.  I had to look up the definition of Alliance – "association formed for mutual benefit". I look forward… Continue reading

  • They Call Love…and Faith

    Are you controlled IF you agree with the sentiment that is controlling you?  Are you held prisoner if you want to be there?  If you gave up your rights to your own body to be loved and accepted, are you… Continue reading

  • First Freeing You

    It is so easy to be righteously upset against abuse over women in far away places and yet when it comes to the oppression of women in our home town religions; very few will rise against it.  I don't know… Continue reading

  • No longer a Victim.

    Speak Your Silence asked "If you had to narrow down your top three most important core values, what would they be?"   Mine are Truth, Freedom and Self-Empowerment. A good question to ask, and would we easily recognize yours? And,… Continue reading

  • 100 miles!

      It truly isn't the goal; but the Path. The path that leads to the 100 mile hike has so many mini adventures and is littered with personal milestones and achievements.  And, I have only been on the path for… Continue reading

  • Neutralizes Shame

    "The opposite of shame is empathy"  Brene Brown I caught the beginning of an act of shame.  As I drove away, the context of what was happening dawned on me.  He was trying to shame them into good behavior. Is… Continue reading

  • Comfortable with Confrontations.

    "Honesty is confrontational" Aziz Ansari  I hadn't thought of honesty confronting anyone; but of course that is why it is seldom spoken. It has me thinking about all my own honesty and its costs…and the courage it takes to be… Continue reading

  • Hear Its Whine

    The lazy mind is something that intrigues me.  It doesn't have to sweat or move like the muscles, and yet it continues to not like to exercise.  What does it cost the mind when we are active? And, what does… Continue reading

  • The Whole Me.

    "This is what changed my life. I finally recognized that the truth about me is that I possess infinite worth. I am innately infinitely valuable, and there’s absolutely nothing you or I can do to change this. Nothing.  Matt Pipkin… Continue reading

  • Highest End of Joy

    "I just decided to stop hurting myself with food" is what a young friend said to me.   These words sat with me all day yesterday.   As I was clomping along on my snowshoes, after about 35 minutes, I… Continue reading