When We Can't Let Go
“When one door closes, another door opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the...
When Life is Painful
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come...
When We Miss the Chaos
“Pain in this life is not avoidable, but the pain we create avoiding pain is avoidable.” - R.D. Laing We finally have reached our...
When We Feel Stuck
Photo credit: Bigstock “But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.” - Anne Frank Lately, I've felt...
We Don't Always Know Best
“The only person you can now or ever change is yourself. The only person that it is your business to control is yourself.” - Melody...
We Need Not Hide
“Once exposed a secret loses all its power.” – Ann Aguirre Often times I am asked why I am so open with my recovery from alcoholism. ...
Running from the Sting
Photo credit: BigStock “Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” - J.K. Rowling The weather has slowly...
Finding Answers in Acceptance
“For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Lately, I have felt...
When Our Feelings Are Hurt
My daughters and I were volunteering at a group event a while back. We were all working for a common good, when one of the group...
Healing the Wounds of Our Past
“We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.” - Marcel Proust This morning was not particularly different than any...