Getting over yourself |
I believe we live in a culture that's obsessed with self-esteem. A person can achieve no greater thing than believe in their own special importance - or so I believe we're told.Rap-stars shout about h...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:41:00 GMT |
I can still dare to dream |
Opening our hearts is not something we do once or twice. It is a way of life.How quickly life does things that make us want to close off, wall off, shut down, go away. But our commitment to staying op...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:27:00 GMT |
Was I really Broken? Naaaaaa... |
I have spent the last couple of years under a trancelike state of confusion bestowed upon me by the wonderful divorce system that I was somehow an unfit member of society and a terrible person. I fin...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:20:00 GMT |
Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama |
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.2. When you lose, dont lose the lesson.3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility fo...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:38:00 GMT |
The tongue can be natures most lethal weapon |
This is probably long overdue for me but several things have happened in my personal life over the past few years and issues with validation and invalidation keep surfacing around me. I watch so ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:42:00 GMT |
Is neediness the same as clinging? |
Is it all right to NEED a person?
Why has "need" become a bad word?I think it has - because we have come to equate needing with being "totally dependent" on someone. But "need" does not equal "can't l...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:09:00 GMT |
How much of a Controller are you? |
I often hear people talk about "control freaks", "controllers", and "manipulators". Isn't trying not to be controlled a type of control? Controlling is for the most part a learned behavior unless ther...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:43:00 GMT |
The Female of the Species |
When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride,He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside.But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail.For the female ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:06:00 GMT |
Whats wrong in the Mideast |
This is my brief synopsis of why things in the middle east are so screwed up. Did ya ever notice that when you stick your nose in other peoples business that you end up making things worse for all inv...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:41:00 GMT |
With the "wind" in my mind |
A friend asked me a wonderful question the other day about being committed to singleness that got me to thinking.
As I'm sure most of you know, loss and heartache is so...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:46:00 GMT |
