12
Jan
WHAT MAKES YOU, YOU?
A personal blog at the intersection of Creativity and Authentic Self
08
Jan
DO UNICORNS HAVE MIDLIFE CRISES?
“We don’t wake up saying ‘I’m going to do the same stupid things I did yesterday, but by the end of the day, we normally do.” --James Hollis, Through the Dark Wood, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life Originally, I had intended this blog post to be a missive...
28
Dec
welcome to the new
Earlier this year, I learned that when I renewed the website for my blog, I had only clicked on saving the email address. So, as a result of one small error, my entire site was wiped clean. Initially, I was heartbroken that my writing had...
02
Jan
of sin and salvation
“And I prayed to sweet Jesus, don’t let me become a backslider!”-The Toadies, Backslider I am the teacher from Charlie Brown. In my head, all I hear is “wah wah whomp wah whomp wah wah.” The slow drain of my laptop battery toward zero is an...
15
Jun
resistance is futile
If you weren’t a Star Trek – The Next Generation nerd, you may never have had the pleasure of hearing a member of the Borg say: “You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.” The Borg was a collective of cybernetic organisms who assimilated other cultures and technologies into...
17
Jan
SERVICE IS FREEDOM FROM THE BONDAGE OF SELF
“One of the sad things today is that so many people are frightened by the wonder of their own presence. They are dying to tie themselves into a system, a role, or to an image, or to a predetermined identity that other people have actually...
15
Dec
sock it to ’em
As many of you know, I recently embarked on a project for my multicultural counseling class where I panhandled on the street. The purpose of this project was to catch a brief glimpse of what it would be like to feel dependent on the generosity of others. You...
01
Dec
My Name is ______ and I am a Sex Addict
You may need ear muffs for this post, because there will be frank discussions of a sexual nature. This afternoon, as the final part of my project in multicultural counseling, I attended a meeting of Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA). I am not a sex addict,...
30
Nov
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Anyone who knows me well has undoubtedly encountered my wonder in the mystical. I believe in the real magic of the Universe. I pet all the puppers. I take pictures of every rainbow I see. And, there are quite a few unicorns around my house....