“So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing”-T. S. EliotMost recent blog post for Agora Patheos…Coping in these Uncertain Times…https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2020/04/phoenix-rising-stillness-in-the-dark-vibrant-in-the-light/
Tag: fear
Is It…Alive? (A Miraculous True Story About the Power of Perseverance and the Belief in Possibilities and What It Means For All of Us)
Earlier this week, I spoke at a GED graduation celebration. In addition to congratulating graduates, I always like to share some story or quote that will honor all that they’ve been through to accomplish their goals. You might not realize it, but the 4 tests required to pass the GED are very difficult. Preparing for…
How to Heal Your Heart in a World Full of Hurt
To the sensitives, the empaths, the ones who feel deeply… I see you. I know you. I, too, have experienced those moments where everything was just too much. Absorbing the feelings and the energy around you until you think you might break. Those moments where your heart physically hurts and your soul asks why it…
The Guard at the Gate
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” -John Steinbeck I am a creative, imaginative person who loves ideas.There have been many times in my life that I have had an amazing idea-the kind where you can’t sleep because you are so excited about it-and yet have hesitated in attempting…
The Antidote: How I Transformed My Relationship With My Best/Worst Frenemy
I had this friend once who was…well…toxic. She was the sort of friend that many if not all of us have at at least one point in our lives. I prefer to refrain from referencing real people’s names in these posts so for the sake of ease, I will call her Em. I had been…
The Dark
“I am afraid,” the little girl whispered, as she shuddered and backed away. “But whatever is there to be afraid of?” asked the old woman. The little girl could not see the old woman but could hear her voice as if from far away. “The dark…I am afraid of the dark”, the little girl replied.…
Fear, Love and the Space in Between
I have seen fear make a monster of men (and women). I have seen fear reduce a competent adult into a seemingly lost and helpless child. Sometimes, I have seen fear accomplish both at the same time. I recently had an experience with a close friend of mine that made me re-evaluate all sorts of…
We Are Not Our Mistakes-Part 1
Lately, I have watched multiple people that I care about go through some stuff that has been scary, painful, or all of the above. Some of these situations have been due to external factors beyond their control. Some are, I believe, born of years of hurt that has compounded to the point where one’s demons…