After my parents divorced sometime around 1978, my mother was a single mother raising me with no formal education. My mother was a hustler, she could make chicken salad out of chicken shit. She was ahead of her time in many innovative ways. She put an ad in our local Hendersonville TN paper that saidContinue reading “Memory Lane”
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It is Well with My Soul
As I experience the world suffering with pain from sadness, anger, fear, and grief, which seems to be on another level, I can’t help but think of my demise. Not because I live in fear but because we have no promise of tomorrow or what the day will bring. Come now, you who say, “TodayContinue reading “It is Well with My Soul”
It’s Time
Happy New Year to you. I pray you have left the past in the past. We don’t need to take anger, resentment, grief, sadness, jealousy, and toxic folks into the new year. I pray that our vision boards are filled with words like compassion, love, forgiveness, gratitude, and joy, and that our goals are toContinue reading “It’s Time”
The Christmas Card
I opened a Christmas card today from one of my favorite social media influencers. I dedicate this to her today. Dearest Stephanie, I must admit I just now opened your beautiful Christmas card. When I saw your name & return address my eyes became tear-filled. It was tears of gratefulness for you. For you honoringContinue reading “The Christmas Card”
I Abandoned Myself
One of my Christmas presents was a zip file filled with videos from when my son was young. I opened it and watched the first one with tear-filled eyes and tears streaming. It was December of 1999 and not only was it precious memories of my young son but it was his father who leftContinue reading “I Abandoned Myself”
Not Tree Gifts but Need Gifts
It’s not the most wonderful time of the year for everyone. For many if not the majority it’s a time of pain due to grief. Not just grief from empty chairs at the table but grief from not receiving the gifts we need. Instead of the gifts under the tree let’s give the gifts weContinue reading “Not Tree Gifts but Need Gifts”
Don’t abandon yourself for Christmas.
If you’re reading this, you’re probably no stranger to the pressure to pretend everything is “okay.” Especially at this time of year, with lots of … Don’t abandon yourself for Christmas.
Pain, Suffering & Death
Another shocking, heartbreaking, tragedy happened today when we learned of another nationally known talent that left us way too soon due to indescribable pain. Suffering that no amount of fame or fortune can subside the pain. No amount of love from family or friends can stop the suffering. In 2011 my only nephew took hisContinue reading “Pain, Suffering & Death”
What is the Enneagram?
A tool that guides us to learn our authentic selves. We are not as we think we are not our traumas, childhood wounds, and our beliefs based on our parents’ and caretakers’ beliefs. We are not our generational curses. We are made in the image of God. If we are made in God’s image thenContinue reading “What is the Enneagram?”
Me vs Me in 2023
I spent over 50 years trying to fix things, people, and situations around me for me. I put a lot of energy and time into a lot of people. If you glanced at my resume of helping people and fixing situations it would be deserving of an award. When I stayed isolated for months grievingContinue reading “Me vs Me in 2023”
Dealing to Healing 