Depression is not a death sentence Depression is common. Depression is a physical disorder. Depression involves an imbalance of brain chemicals. Depression does not define who we are unless we let it. Depression does not affect our worth unless we let it. Everything I know about depression I learned from my clients and from my friend Diana Alishouse. From Diana I learned to … [Read more...]
Speaking from the heart is essential
Speaking from the heart is essential Will Rogers once said, “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” That doesn’t work if you are trying to have a good relationship. If you want to be close to your spouse, or your children, or your friends, you must speak the truth of what is going on inside you. Lack of effective communication skills is the basic problem facing every couple, … [Read more...]
Bullies
Bullies Bullies are everywhere: schools, offices, churches, legislature, sports, homes, playgrounds, bedrooms, stores, hospitals, airplanes, etc. Bullies use words, aggressiveness, body language, writing, facial expressions, violence, rejection, and money to control their victims. Bullies feel empowered at the expense of someone else. If you are a bully, you know it. If you … [Read more...]
Easter Sunrise Service
Easter Sunrise Service The alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. I moaned once, and then my brain rolled over. The thought, "Sunrise Service" entered my cloudy head. My feet were on the floor - the bed was made - and I was putting on my pants, socks, tennis shoes, two heavy jackets, a scarf around my neck, and two pairs of gloves. I was ready. My husband had fixed coffee, and with … [Read more...]
Sunday Gecko
Sunday GeckoMy husband, Cal, quietly called me out of my office. “There’s another one,” he whispered. I looked where he was pointing, and sure enough there was a little brown and orange, four legged critter. He would be the forth gecko visiting us during the last six months.The first one, sorry to say, met his end under my husband’s boot. Sorry! The second and third one I … [Read more...]
Self-maintenance
Self-maintenance Today, we have a crew installing seamless gutters on the house to prevent water damage around the foundation when the monsoons come. We have a one man crew repairing the concrete foundation on the miners shack in the back yard for the same reason. We ordered a new exterior door that is warped as well as a new threshold to prevent moisture and bugs from … [Read more...]
I hope I die before Libraries
I hope I die before Libraries I am not a literary expert by anyone's stretch of imagination but I love libraries; they have been interwoven throughout my adult life. When I was a student at Colorado State College I worked at the library as work-study employment. My job was to shelve the books. Upon arriving for my shift, I would find the rolling cart where someone else had … [Read more...]