Crusade

  • 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

  • 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

  • Surrounded by blackness.

    I had a restless night.  I was awake in dreams out of control, where my body was overtaken by emotions of incapacitated movements…but I rode them out, awake while dreaming. I heard and felt the rumble and pulse of being… Continue reading

  • Failing in Seeing Reality

    Is life lived in the intentions, with the actions or in their outcome?  Where does reality bloom or how can we discern the value of the intentions from their literal outcome? What I am noticing is that in abusive families,… Continue reading

  • Relieved From Being Grounded

    I am reading Pema Chodron's book, "Taking a Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. She writes, "There are many ways to discuss ego, but in essence it's what I've been talking about.  It's the experience of never being… Continue reading

  • My Little Girl Inside.

    The book, "The Betrayal Bond" by Patrick Carnes is full of insightful passages into the dynamics and intricacies in the journey of abuse.  Incredible in the trajectory of our lives, by our bond with our abuser. A bond that isn't consciously formed… Continue reading

  • Reconnected with my Soul.

    I wondered about knowing your own self worth…is it possible to be full of great wisdom, love, compassion, caring, etc and not know it?  Can a person really not see themselves and their gifts?  Where does self worth come from… Continue reading

  • Your Life Lessons.

    Did you know that we don't all feel the same? Well, we all feel fear as fear, but what we fear is where the differences lie. And, we learn to fear things by experiences.  Our spectrum or knowledge of fear… Continue reading

  • Patterns in one Family

    What is a healthy mother daughter relationship? What is my business and what is theirs? When does a healthy mother get involved and when does she stay away? What is balance or what causes imbalance?  What is concern and what… Continue reading