About guilt & forgiveness . . .

Posted on May 17, 2012

Inherent in the stormy period we’re all navigating, guilt and forgiveness sometimes feel impossible to resolve. There is a way out, however, according to Rebecca Couch.  Interestingly enough, it is similar to the premise I discovered for breaking addiction that … Continue reading →

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Even The Prickly Folks Eventually Blossom!

Posted on May 10, 2012

Sometimes when we run into people we haven’t seen in a long time, we get much more than a friendly interaction and chat about the good ole days. Sometimes we get to see a frozen past and are reminded how … Continue reading →

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Living next to construction: weeks 1-19

Posted on May 4, 2012
At the bottom of my stairs 12.19.11

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What to expect living next to construction: Weeks 1-19: When the contractor began his project of building two houses next to mine in December 2011–with a set-back variance from nine to five feet–the only way I knew how to cope … Continue reading →

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Acting as if . . . revisited

Posted on April 25, 2012

Back when I was a therapist doing personal empowerment workshops, we bandied about the phrase, “Act as if . . .” whenever a client would say, “But I don’t know how,” or I’m too old,” or any other from that … Continue reading →

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Lost again, with no clear direction home

Posted on April 19, 2012

Driving home, I come to a three-way intersection in nowhere–no town, no buildings, no street signs.  Unlike the Tom Hanks character at the end of the film, Cast Away, there is no chance encounter with an attractive opposite sex character … Continue reading →

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Chance Encounters with Celebrities

Posted on April 13, 2012

Lying in bed wide awake at 3:30 this morning, my mind presented this concept to massage:  chance encounters.  The ones that immediately came forward were celebrities I’d chanced to meet simply by being in life. During my twenty-third summer, my … Continue reading →

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Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

Posted on April 5, 2012

While I’m “in it”–having a lengthy opportunity to examine where I am, what I’m doing, and deciding whether or not to continue this path I chose a year ago (writing) thanks to the construction noise mere feet from my house … Continue reading →

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