Last night I was talking to my husband about feeling emotions as they come up and not carrying them with you day to day. It got me to thinking about what the Apostle Paul said about not letting the sun set on your anger. A lot of times that verse is interpreted as not going […]
Category: Compassion
Grace
A young woman majoring in philosophy at the local college, simply would not accept the premise that anyone would receive grace. Mostly because her world view prohibits receiving anything that you don’t deserve. Her whole premise is that you only get what you deserve. If you do bad things, then you deserve to reap the […]
Trauma
Trauma is personal. It can be anything. It doesn’t have to be as dramatic as others’. It’s how it affects YOU.
Take it to the Mat
When the junk is oozing like sticky tar out of its deep hidey-hole I take it to the mat.
Compassionate Curiosity
My colleague said, “That’s why I didn’t want to do it that way, Because I didn’t want_______.” His reasons were valid but inconsequential. The thing had already been done, and neither one of us could undo it. And in the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t that serious. In a few minutes, we would both […]
Imagine
“Imagine all the people, living life in peace” – John Lennon I feel like there is a movement within American culture that seeks to control and shape the society. This movement has created a whole segment of people who are suffering from a sense of false enlightenment. I say “false” because this form of enlightenment […]
Coping vs Healing
“I am a rock/ I am an island… and a rock feels no pain/ and and island never cries” Paul Simon Her family of origin is made up of a super critical parent, poverty and bullying. Her first marriage was co-dependent with her fixing him until he got tired of the fixing and left. He […]
Emotional Habits
“You’re a hard, such a very hard, habit to break.” Chicago We all have habits. They give us a sense of security, safety, surety. We rise at the same time in the morning, we drink our coffee, brush our teeth, drive to work, etc. Our habits create a home for us. This home keeps us […]
React or Respond
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies out growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl My friend was pulling out of the driveway with her son in the car. Her sweet husband was in the yard and noticed that the dog […]
Dark Dirt
Digging in the dirtStay with me, I need supportI’m digging in the dirtTo find the places I got hurt – Peter Gabriel I was reading a little parable about a man who was looking for his keys under a streetlamp. A cop came up to him and asked what he was doing. The man told […]
Heather Dellapi 