Looking at it in the larger view enables us to not only put our whole lives in perspective but helps us be aware that there is a future, to create a vision for our future and to choose to work towards that future.
Here's what the sequence looks like when the path of growth is chosen. ... Views: 731
In less than an hour, my right arm was completely immobilized. I learned that I had experienced an emotional trauma. Four years and four months later, my nerve cells have almost re-grown and my frozen shoulder is almost back to normal. First I went into shock and then fear took over. What if ... Views: 702
While waiting to attend a focus group for seniors, I read an article on ‘Twixers.’ This term refers to young people ages 24 to 29, who still live at home, have worked numerous jobs since leaving school, are saddled with large education debts, and are not yet ready to get on with transition ... Views: 934
Once upon a time a young girl was badly tossed around in her real world, and ended up in a make believe world called Oz. Here she experienced many adventures, but deep within she knew this was not her home. At her core, Dorothy instinctively knew she was not where she should be. She knew she had ... Views: 818
Driving Together
This is a story of a man and a woman who lived side by side and each day the two would drive to work in the man’s car. It is a story that tells of the importance of setting personal boundaries. What intrigued me is the creative way the man handled his problem…particularly since ... Views: 898
The man I write about, has had a serious mental illness for years. I had not asked about him for a long time and when I did, what I heard was a story that warmed my heart deeply.
His story
This man’s illness was diagnosed in his late teens. It always seemed to me that his family relegated him ... Views: 1106
I had the privilege of meeting an eight-year-old hero named Sean. It turns out that Sean has had more trial and anguish sent his way, than most who have lived eight times his eight. Our relationship began when I was heading home on the last plane of the day and he and his father and I shared the ... Views: 1099