Sometimes it helps to paint a fairy tale picture that tells the story of everything you don't understand about life or yourself.
Read MoreI have learned repeatedly that if I save taking care of myself until all the other needs are met, I am not taking care of myself.
Read MoreI miss our brave freedom climbs to stand atop a lonely hill where we shout across the canyons to check on each other, to check on our world.
Read MoreIt's 6:00a.m. and my alarm is making that relentless music that demands to be shut off as quickly as possible. I switch on a light and sit up in bed, blinking my dry eyes repeatedly in hopes they will stay open without too much fight.
Read MorePray with your tears today.
Then, with your ears:
Listen! Who is hurting? Why?
Can you change yourself to become a healing force?
I'd been trying to let the river flow. See where life takes me.
Read MoreLove has kept us through the worst of times as well as the best. Love has always endured. And that is the compass I need right now.
Read MoreSo, when life gets harsh, what DO you do? In a practical sense. In a grasp on to something that steadies your stagger way?
Read MoreI want you to know there will be life on the other side of this night
And glory in the shadows you dance through to get there
Throwing your whole self into the cause of making each moment count.