Family, Forgiveness, Hanging In There, Love
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS – THE CORD OF LOVE
This weekend is Mother’s Day and all the moms will hopefully get some TLC and recognition for their work on what can sometimes be the battlefield known as mothering. “You know mothers and daughters” is often what you hear when mothers and or daughters are complaining about the other. Because as joyful as it is – it is full of real struggles. I don’t know any other relationship that can go from totally full on high-octane anger and accusations to… Read More
Action, Goals, Gratitude, Mindfulness
THE 40% POWER
Circumstances, attitudes, genetic make-up – key words for how we live our life. Because inherent in life are hardships and those slippery slopes, we know that it can’t always be rosy and yummy. But it can be meaningful, purposeful, enriching and pretty awesome. We need to live it in a flourishing way – pain and all – and get the most out of this one-shot deal. (unless of course you really believe you’re coming back for another chance) There… Read More
Clarity, Emotions, Hanging In There, The Right Stuff
CRAZY
A few days ago I posted a Waylon Jennings quote that I love. “I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.” It started me thinking about the difference between crazy and insane. I have a pretty good working knowledge of both conditions. I’ve done some crazy ass things in my life. Have I experienced insanity? When I got sober I was told that a “power greater than myself could restore me to sanity.” The implication being… Read More
Change, Emotions, Letting Go, Longing
GOLDEN CRUMBS
Many years ago I had a friend named George. George had been through a lot of therapy. It was before most people had. He was full of ideas and theories. And despite his own life being a bit askew he always had a cure for yours. Sometimes you just had to let it go in one ear and out the other. And there were other times where George was the conveyor of some true wisdom. I remember once when… Read More
Acceptance, Addictions, Clarity, Living Fully, Pain
A MASK FOR EVERY OCCASION
Master manipulator at your service. Oh. You don’t need to be manipulated? Okay. How about a liar? I’m a real good liar. Don’t need one of those either? Hmm. I know. How about a victim? I can play that role with the best of them. Wow really? Not that either. I thought for sure you’d want a victim. What do you want? Excuse me? You want me to just be me? Yeah that might be a problem. Who am… Read More
ACCEPTANCE
One of the most powerful scenes in the movie “Network” was Peter Finch playing a disillusioned broadcaster screaming that he was “mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore!” It earned him an Oscar. Rosa Parks courageous refusal to give up her seat to a white woman on a Montgomery Alabama bus is celebrated as a seminal moment in the birth of the CIvil Rights Movement Life saving discovery’s in medicine may be traced to brilliant minds refusing to… Read More
I BELIEVE IN BELIEF
This week is the trifecta of Holy Days in the Judea Christian world. We started with Monday and Tuesday being devoted to Passover, the holiest of holy holidays in the Jewish religion. And we end the week with Good Friday and Easter, the high holy days of Christianity. Being somewhat of a spiritual mutt myself I celebrate everything. I took off my cross, replaced it with my Hamsa and attended a Seder Monday evening. I will do something to celebrate… Read More
Bravery, Clarity, Courage, Emotions
DIVIDENDS OF A DIFFICULT MIND
One might say I have been blessed with an overactive mind; one might say I have been cursed with an overactive mind; one might say I simply have a mind—and it’s the only one I have this time around. Gifts and challenges come in the same package. My mind is complex and busy, maybe brilliant at times, and it would rarely give me a rest if I had not developed practices and strategies for managing it. In EVERY DAY,… Read More
DREAMS
I’m not sure if it’s the rich foods I’ve been indulging in on the road or the European cultural input but for the last few nights I’ve had the most vivid dreams. An example: I’m spending what seems like hours trying to pack a bicycle for a steep, uphill ride from a studio I worked at years ago to a house on a hill that looks like a Disney castle. With the sunlight bursting from behind a cloud it’s heaven… Read More
Courage, Moving Forward, Obstacles
All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.