Musings & Meanderings

Best or worst gift you ever gave. Several years ago I broke off contact with my parents. It was my choice to take a break from interacting...

But is it really? Let's be clear I enjoy the holidays. I especially like Thanksgiving because it's all about being appreciative and ...

I've been thinking about writing a lot more lately. Between 31 Days of Writing and NaNoWriMo , the idea of writing, being a writer, has...

I have had a week of mini-epiphanies. It started out with this quote:  Remember that being a survivor is not an identity; it is an exp...

I see myself differently everyday. Sometimes every hour. It often depends on who I am with or if I'm all alone. I have the best opinio...

Tuesdays are therapy day. I see my counselor once a week as we continue unwinding my history. It's a good news, bad news scenario. I...

It happened again last night. We were watching an old episode of "The Mentalist" . It's one of my favorite programs. I am dra...

Just write the prompt says. That's how I process most things. I write it out until I feel better, or understand better, or see more cl...

She said close yours eyes. Imagine you are the woman at the well (John 4:4-26) and watch the story play out as if it is a movie in your head...

It's been a tough few days. My friend, Robyn, died, and there was visitation and the funeral to deal with. For years I've said that ...

Words are important to me.  Clearly I process much of my information and thoughts by writing about them. Recently I've been workin...

I said it again yesterday. "He makes me feel . . . " And I was reminded that no one can make me feel anything without my permissio...

I wrote a post on Monday about a flashback I had over the weekend, and here is what has fascinated me about it. As always, it helped put so...

I've been talking with someone lately. Helping out a man I've known for years and years. An acquaintance of sorts. He knows a bit of...

I drive a Fiat 500c (convertible). It is the most freeing and fun car I have ever owned.  Recently I reorganized the music on my iPod and ...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) as well as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Each year since my diagnosis of PTSD and the realizat...

Occasionally I drive by the house were it happened . It's not someone's home now. It's a business. I've walked around the ...

I've been contemplating Lent for the past several weeks. I've mentioned before that I wasn't brought up in a tradition that obs...