faith
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If… IF is a big mountain to look over, at times it is insurmountable. IF money didn’t matter and I could afford to be educated, what would I be? What could I be? I would be a counselor IF I could have found an internship. I was told, and I believed that age and disability…
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The Noise in My Head and the Anxiety in My Heart… The day-to-day life I expected at the age I am now is certainly not what I supposed it to be. I never imagined the insanity and chaos of fascism, the loss of rights, the loss of decency, the hate and racism that seems to…
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Rambling on about Navigating the Journey Within; Life is Loud. In the ceaseless unfolding of days, with their shimmering promise and shadowed uncertainty, I have learned to trust an inner compass—my personal GPS. This is not a device that chirps directions from a screen, nor a map that charts the roads etched upon the earth.…
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Rambling on about Food and Its place in Life…. Food, in its most essential form, is sustenance, it is a requirement for the continuation of life. It is the daily bread that fortifies our bodies, the grains and fruits and proteins that build and repair us, the water that quenches our thirst. Yet, to speak…
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Just an Ole’ Woman Searching for Stillness Amidst the Noise Some days, the inner world grows so loud that it drowns out everything else—thoughts tumble over each other, creating a storm of confusion and obscuring any sense of clarity. In these times, every effort to speak or to sort things out, or to find peace…
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Reflections on a Genuine Human Emotion Tears of joy are among the purest expressions of our deepest emotions. Unlike tears of pain, these arise when happiness overflows—when our hearts swell and our minds capture a memory destined to last. Such moments, which I call blessing moments, remind us of life’s goodness and our connection to…
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Rambling Reflections on Not Knowing the Path and What lies Ahead… Looking up ahead, wondering where the road is leading me—can’t see through the fog. It’s odd, really, that no matter how many times I find myself here, staring into that hazy blank, I’m always taken aback. Each step feels heavier, sounds louder than usual,…
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Rambling on about Divine Connection and Human Effort… There are moments in life when a single phrase, encountered in passing, unfurls itself and settles into the quiet corners of the heart. “God is in control, but he does not expect you to lean on a shovel and pray for a hole.” It is a quote…
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A Reflection on Finding Peace in Quiet Moments I have never been one for sitting still—never the sort to let the world slow as I linger in a moment of silence. Restless by inclination, I am a piddler by nature, forever fluttering from task to task, my thoughts ricocheting like sunlight off water. My hands…
Dirt Road Therapy 