I've had my share of troubles - times when I thought my whole world was coming apart at the seams.  So many times I've wondered what I did to deserve all these problems. I have a good friend who's had her share of troubles too. I think it's what bonded us in the early days of our friendship. We had something in common, something we could understand about one another at a deep, deep View Post

Sunday night I think I was already asleep before my head hit the pillow.  Such a stark contrast to this time last year when I was struggling with the grief I felt at the loss of my mother and sleep was hard to come by.  The prior six years had been filled with so much stress and anxiety as I watched her suffer and drift away through the stages of Lewy Body Dementia. It was a View Post

Comparison is the thief of joy.  It sucks the joy from your life and leaves you with feelings of jealousy, resentment, and envy. Comparison is corrosive. It eats away your ability to be content and confident. It is a poison that kills the love you have for yourself. What is it about us humans that we feel the need to compare ourselves to others? Why is it so hard to see the good View Post

We all get angry.  It's a completely natural reaction to certain circumstances that upset us.  But what happens when the angry feelings linger? What happens when we desire to hold on to that anger and not let it go?  When anger consumes us, how can we figure out how to let go of anger when we really don't want to? I've had my share of hurt and anger.  I View Post