Examples of an Imperfect woman

  • Podcasts by Rob Bell

    Rob Bell and I would not seem to be a natural connection. For his passion or what he loves is often laced with bible verses.  Yet my truth and his deeper level of knowing life match.  His series on Lamenting… Continue reading

  • Loving What Is

    Alexander Shaia and Rob Bell talked about the El Camino and the Journey; the Way, and how there is no preparation for life after the life/soul changing hike.  I feel the exact same way about breaking out of denial. It… Continue reading

  • There But Not There

    I heard about Ambiguous Loss and Ambiguous Grief today and even the myth of closure, when it comes to death in its various forms. (Pauline Boss) The death that I am referring to is the death of a relationship.  When… Continue reading

  • Without Permission.

    It wasn't until the end of the last blog, that I realized the significance of me returning to the little church on Pine Street.  To walk into a place that altered how I viewed myself and the world around me.… Continue reading

  • Reality Arose

    More wonderful insights from "Trust" by Iyanla Vanzant"   "When you are taught to think that you are inherently wrong, that something is wrong with you, and/or that you are guilty, you see others in the same light. These thought… Continue reading

  • Unmet Needs

    The concept that unmet needs drive our worlds, and cause blindness to reality, is the most insightful.  It totally explains the dynamics of a dysfunctional home.  The core of word dysfunction really. Here is the deal.  In a dysfunctional home,… Continue reading

  • Waiting For

    While reading about trust, I found the piece of the puzzle that always puzzled me.   My passion and interest has been the complex nature of abuse and its generational clutches. How it seems this cycle is so damn hard… Continue reading

  • Convinced Wrongly

    I wonder about the mass shootings and their correlation to our thoughts. In that, it is the mind who believes that there are superior colors, sex, nationality, sexual preferences, lifestyles, religions etc. We want to quickly ban guns; but nothing… Continue reading

  • Feel the Same

    "Not the ones speaking the same language, but the ones sharing the same feeling understand each other."  Rumi   This is a huge clue to the silences I have in my world – we don't share the same feelings. I… Continue reading

  • Changing My Legacy

    Today I overheard a very derisive chuckle, a snide jeering about a 'pervert'.  And, it wasn't so much the messenger; but the personal affront I felt.  It wasn't about my father; but it could have been. As I stood there,… Continue reading