BACKWARDS THINKING
We live in a world that encourages backwards thinking. Trained to use our rational minds and to look outside ourselves for direction, we ignore the guidance of our body. The sun streamed through…
IMAGINATION AND HEALING: “One More Hour of Peace”
We don’t often think of imagination and healing at the same time. But our imagination can be a powerful ally on our behalf when we learn how to use it. I awoke this…
Gutting It Out
Sometimes it just takes guts. Sometimes we can’t think our way to a solution. We can’t whine our way to the answer. We can’t emote our way to healing. Sometimes it just takes…
REACHING – POETRY
REACHING When I bent down to pick up the pieces of my life, I shoved my hands into the black soot of death and reached through the bitter haze of unspent emotions, to…
My Unfolding
The unfolding of consciousness sometimes feels like a runaway freight train…and I’m just hanging on for dear life. Ah, but what a ride! My only regret is that I got on board so…
Creating a New Life Free of PTSD Symptoms
Writing is one of my best defenses against the darkness as I endeavor to live a life free of PTSD symptoms. Sometimes things get in the way and interrupt the quiet time I…
