written a week or so ago… Any loss creates feelings of grief. The death of a loved one. Loss of a relationship or a significant friendship. Loss of a cherished possession. They all create a feeling of grief. Processing grief has five stages: …
Jun
14
Loss & Grief
Jun
12
You are the Spoon
Written on January 8, 2016. You can add cream & sugar to your coffee or tea but unless you stir it up, it sinks to the bottom of the cup and just sits there. Without stirring go ahead and take a sip;…
Jun
6
Love Bank Deposits…
If someone you love continually makes withdrawals from your Love Bank without making deposits, then you need to assess your account. Sometimes people will make continuous withdrawals without even noticing that they aren’t making deposits. If you bring this to their attention and…
Jun
5
STOP the BS
Why do men (women, too) lie and deceive? Why not be truthful & authentic? Deceit only delays the inevitable and causes undue harm. Why fake stuff, especially matters of the heart or things involving your kids? Tell the damned truth! One the other…
Pain & hurt change people. Good stuff changes people, too; it makes them lighter in a sense. Pain changes them on a heavier level, weighing them down. Pain & hurt, intentional or not, causes a wound. An emotional wound. It’s not visible to…
Apr
21
Forgiveness…..
Forgiveness is a daily grind for many. We have to consciously make the effort to forgive some situations and people. It is exhausting but don’t grow weary. It will take time but eventually you will reap the rewards of peace in your heart…
I recently saw an article stating 6 ways to stop your on-again/off again relationship. I didn’t read it. LOL It did prompt this: I will offer you one way to put an end to your on-again/off-again relationship. Just end it. Be done. Be polite.…
Mar
25
The Insanity of It All
The media is making me crazy. The people of America are making me crazy. WHY can we not just get along with each other? Don’t we teach our children to use their words and to talk things out? Yet adults do the opposite…
Mar
25
Racism and Privileged
I’m a white Caucasian with ancestry of Germans, Scottish, Irish, and probably more. What does that make me? I’m so tired of seeing/reading/hearing things that whites are racists simply because they’re white. SERIOUSLY? Wake up! You are racist if you mistreat and degrade…
Mar
4
Racism affects EVERYONE.
There is SO MUCH hubbub about this in recent years. Racism affects EVERYONE. Whites, Blacks, Yellows, Reds, Greens, Blues, Purples…Christians, Jewish, Muslims, even Buddhists. It affects ALL PEOPLE. Not one section of society is racism-free. If you think that “your group” is completely…
