There has been a theme running around my life of late – doubt. It is not only present with me, but has been a topic of conversation with many close to me. It has shackled me, and with such exaction, making any efforts to move forward in my life painstakingly difficult. To varying degrees, we…
Month: May 2013
Dear Readers
Dear Readers- Sometimes the road of life can be a bit bumpy and unexpected. At times it seems that you know the answers are out there, but they are hard to find or they are confusing. Other times you struggle watching someone you love suffer—whether through their own actions or as consequence of someone else’s…
Smooth Sailing
Two of my favorite students and their five siblings were raised on a small sailboat, the Liahona, somewhere between Florida, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. They didn’t have a house, just a spot at the dock now and again. Admittedly, I loved their essays about the colors of a childhood at sea. Who doesn’t want to…
Defeating PTSD: Forgiveness
When I first began going to therapy for PTSD, I had a really hard time with the concept of forgiveness. It was this big important landmark of a thing that I could never actually learn to do right–or even at all. I harbored a lot of anger and resentment deep inside my damaged soul. How…
Good Old Friends
The other night, as my husband and I were out to dinner, I was reminded of one of the most precious commodities we have for helping us walk forward in life—friends. This revelation came not only because my husband is my best friend and I love being with him, but because of where we were…
Pioneering the Future
The past lies behind us, the future before us, and this moment, within us. Today is nothing but the sum of yesterday. Tomorrow is nothing but the sum of today. Thus can your tomorrow always be changed today, and any day, henceforth and forever. The past would have us looking always behind; the future always…