Panic, fear and anger are very normal responses to what has taken place over the last week (and months). Many of us feel threatened and angered by all that is happening. We are in hyper-reactivity mode and our emotions have been propelling us forward. Everywhere people are saying and doing…
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I never felt like I knew how to be useful as a child. My skills were limited. The youngest of five, my siblings had little use for me and more often than not I was a burden not an aid. They were useful! They taught me things. My sister taught me…
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People who suffer from depression often describe it as a sense of hopelessness. We associate it with a devastating loss, disappointment or rejection. I describe a bit of my experience with depression in my posts, Living Under the Cloud and A Crack in the Night Sky. Depression begins for many…
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Moments come along every minute of the day when we get to choose whether or not we will be real or wear one of our masks. In fact, much of the time we may even think we are being real but we’re really play acting. ROLE PLAYING STARTS EARLY Putting…
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Father’s Day is a day, created by a culture whose moral, ethical and spiritual foundation is at times questionable, and yet we are sucked in by it. How many of us are feeling guilt today because we don’t feel a generosity of spirit toward our fathers? Or, sad because our…
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Fighting depression is a battle many fight every day, and it is one that is too often fought alone. While to the individual suffering from depression may not feel certain whether or not their experience is depression, a great deal of research has been done, statistics collected and diagnostic criteria…
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