Loyalty

January 11, 2013 2 Comments 6 tags

Loyalty – I wrote this and posted it elsewhere, thought it should go here as well. In Santería, Obba is the faithful wife of Changó. She is tricked into believing

rewriting history

November 30, 2012 0 Comments 14 tags

Rewriting history We all come with baggage Things that happened to us as children; as teenagers and as adults Maybe a family member was insensitive to our needs; perhaps there

how to save the world

July 19, 2012 7 Comments 10 tags

Last Sunday, my spouse and I decided to go for a late afternoon walk in the park. It was our lazy way out of doing a 3 mile run. Instead,

The Lazy Song

May 5, 2012 4 Comments 14 tags

Very cute video.  As I was on my treadmill, struggling with running after not having run for several days, I heard this song on the radio.  It struck me that

secondary gain

March 18, 2012 0 Comments 14 tags

One thing to look at when thinking about unremitting problems is what is the secondary gain from staying stuck?  Just as an alcoholic who gets sober suddenly finds themselves with a

no magic wand, no crystal ball

March 2, 2012 0 Comments 13 tags

The therapist only knows what you tell them.  Sure, if the therapist has experience, they could probably surmise some things that you may not have spoken about yet, and hopefully,

inner child

February 19, 2012 0 Comments 11 tags

I see this song as sung by the singer’s inner child to the singer.   In Pink’s Family Portrait, the child is her as they are dressed in the same clothes and even have

making changes

February 19, 2012 0 Comments 13 tags

Anaïs Nin: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” Changing is difficult; taking risks;

alone again, naturally

February 15, 2012 0 Comments 13 tags

This is not a post adressing suicidal thoughts.  If you feel like you are going to hurt yourself, please talk to someone or take yourself to the nearest ER. The