Out of the Mire
…because thriving is the goal
Category: encouragement
Resiliency and Vulnerability
I think I’ve tried to write a blog post six or seven times in six or seven weeks and failed each time. If you knew my writing process, then you would know that is not me. I have never had a problem writing anything. …
An Introduction to Personal Inertia and Taking Action
I can usually write a blog post in an hour or two but not this time. For some reason I could not put this post together no matter how hard I tried. I sat down in December to write a post on personal inertia. …
Stopping the Holiday Madness
The Iceman hath indeed cometh to my neighborhood. I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of snowplows clearing snow and scraping concrete. I had grand plans to “get shit done” yesterday until my car got stuck in the…
Becoming an Agent of Goodness
I am seldom on Facebook, but, as I was up bright and early this morning, I indulged my urge and took a peek. This is what I found: My knee-jerk reaction was, “What the fu…” Was I more shocked by the original “prayer” or…
Nine Things I’ve Learned
I used to write a lot about trauma and the nature of it largely because I was in the middle of dealing with it. For me, I would try to get outside of my own traumas and inspect them as if I were looking…
Living with Intention
I receive many emails asking how to fix a loved one. It might be a mother with a personality disorder or a partner or family member with alexithymia. In both cases, I have been that self-same person on the search for solutions. I have…
Currently on the Nightstand
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