Someone once said. “The face of the devil is our own.” That is true in this moment. We have tolerated bigotry, dishonesty, racism and prejudice and now it has come home to roost. We are responsible! So how shall we respond to what we have created? First, we have to move out of our heads,…
Continue ReadingI am a writer. I am not a great writer, but a writer all the same. An authentic writer, writes about what is true for him or her and the truth for me is that I am dying. I knew the time would come when I would write about this journey and since I have some…
Continue ReadingWhat’s the world coming to? It seems no one is willing to take personal responsibility for any decisions about anything, especially in Washington. However, that’s not the only place. We see this in families when couples blame each other, when kids argue and blame each other and in business when medicines, toys, cars or any…
Continue ReadingGranted, I have not lived in every era, however, from this uppity woman’s perspective this is indeed a difficult time. Our values have been usurped by our greed. Our virtues have been overcome by our need and we are at a loss about who we can trust. According to the Huffington Post and Psychology Today…
Continue ReadingKermit the Frog says, “It’s not easy being green. Well today, it’s not easy staying positive and happy. There is an atmosphere of uncertainty which has a core of deception and dishonesty that fills your lungs with toxic fear-unless you are in denial. I don’t know if you have noticed but even going the speed…
Continue ReadingTruth is tricky! We know that truth without compassion is brutality. Truth without compassion is another form of violence. It’s a lot of yakkity yak and when it’s said without compassion it is normally filled with assumptions and judgment. Today, that kind of “truth” is rampant. It fills our newspapers, magazines and TV and is…
Continue ReadingMy sister died on the 9th of February. Ours was an odd relationship. For years, she had been a member of a religion that prohibited her from being with people, including her family, who were not in her organization. Recently, she had begun to question those beliefs and we had several lunches of her cautiously…
Continue ReadingLet’s face it, people banter the word love around everything from chocolate ice cream to flannel pajamas. So how are we to know when love is real? Love is less about a feeling and more about action. For instance, if I really love myself, would I trick myself or lie to myself? Probably not, because…
Continue ReadingHas the past imprisoned your mind and hijacked your life? Too many of us define ourselves and our worth based upon what we do, don’t do or what we have done in the past rather than who we are at our core level. Changing this can feel difficult, and in fact, it is because it’s…
Continue ReadingThis Christmas some of you may be feeling that it’s hard to find something for which to be jolly. However, this is exactly the sort of time, when I am exhausted, disgusted and annoyed as hell, that my favorite word becomes my mantra. That word is…and. The election was a zoo. Never in the history…
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