A New Year /A New Rest From Stress?

Dec. 31st. New Years approaches. We can tend to think about how we can “fix” ourselves to make us better than the year before. Dreams that often include over commitments, which don’t really last but sound good to the ego. It is what fills up my gym parking lot from January through to early March. […]

Your Transformation: Not a One and Done

Ancient Inspiration About the Long Haul Matthew 19:23-26 King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for […]

Getting Unstuck In A World Of Distractions

So something happened today that hasn’t happened in a long time. It is very simple and yet I know for some of you, it is something profound and you will relate to it in this day and age of social media addiction and high negative climate. Today, I was walking through a trail in the […]

The Hurt We Carry

(Yes, I Am Back!) Hi, if you are paying attention, I chose not to leave. Substack is sort of blahhh. So I will do both. Let me catch you up on what you missed. At our core, we have a need to be loved, accepted, and seen for who we are. Many of us don’t […]

Close Encounters of the SSRI Kind

In order to make this readable no matter which side you stand on about prescription drugs, SSRI’s, John F Kennedy Jr. and his appointment, I’m just going to tell you my story and weave some facts rather than conjecture. It took a horse-drawn carriage to get me into therapy. I was terrified to go, but […]

What Codifying Toxicity Costs Us

I’ve been talking about an idea with several people lately but this thought really began decades ago after a series of bad job break-ups. My father always raised me under the mantra that you do your work to the best of your ability, don’t worry what anyone else says, and your boss will notice and […]

Planetary Explorations: How People Are Like Planets

I’ve used this line for a few years now: people are like the planets. What do I mean by comparing people to planets? They are mysterious, complex, choatic, following their own orbits, atttractive yet can be dangerous to themselves and sso much more. I often think of this after a difficult break up. Imagine this […]