“You cain’t always git whachu want, You cain’t always git whachu want, But if you try sometime, you might find Ya git what you neeeeeeed.” (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards — see link HERE) Batter Up It’s baseball season. Watch out for curveballs! Ok, ok, ok… Life’s curveballs could care less what season it is. […]
Resentment is an Unexpressed No
“‘No’ is a complete sentence.” (Anne Lamott) A Good Thing, and a Differently Good Thing I was in my office doing some contemplative writing the other day when my husband slipped in to give me a nice hug and a gentle kiss. He lingered there and invited me to connect deeply. It was so nice. […]
Fear, Part Two: The Isms
“Everyone is a good example of… something.” (Dr. Robert O. Burdette) Fear Makes Us Fragile Last week we looked at the challenge of fear with in-the-moment decisions. When we carry fear and fearful thoughts about the world around us over time, it can be a little trickier to even notice that we are responding from […]
Fear, Part One: It’s Not the Chicken!!
Our problem is not fear. Our problem is that we misuse fear. Haunted Mansion In the movie, Haunted Mansion, the children of one of the main characters appear with a pair of ghosts who have told the story of the Mansion and why they, (the ghosts,) are stuck there. When the kids’ father rushes into […]
Against the Grain Part 4: Disordered Gut Brains
“Expectations are …” (Yah, you know the drill by now. Thanks, Anne LaMott!) The Grains, the Fruits, the Critters… In the previous blogs in this series, we covered the way our culture has us going against the grain with seasons, with time, and with sleep. Now let’s look at how we go against the literal […]
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