At Life’s Intersection

At Life’s Intersection

Are you tired of living in chaos? Do you long for stability and peace?  Then you know how I felt while waiting for a red light to turn green at the intersection of Mission Blvd and Mountain Ave in Ontario, California. Although that’s been more than 40 years ago,...
Make Your Suffering Count

Make Your Suffering Count

Do you ever feel like you’re drowning? Sometimes catastrophes roll in like storm clouds, one after another. Maybe you’ve been rejected by someone you love. Physical issues prevent you from working off stress the way you’d like. You gain weight and...
Listen with Love

Listen with Love

Do you ever wish you could find someone who listens–really listens? Someone who can enter into your joys and sorrows, bear your griefs, and celebrate your victories. Children tend to do that, but why is it so hard for us adults? Learning to listen with love is...
Beyond Prince Charming

Beyond Prince Charming

Why do you suppose so many women read romance novels and/or watch Hallmark movies? It seems most of us want that fairy tale with a special someone. Although they may not watch the movies or read the books, I think most men want the same thing. Most of us long for...
Freedom From Our Fears

Freedom From Our Fears

Are you afraid of something? Maybe COVID? The dark? Being isolated? The unknown? If you are, you’re not alone. When I took a two-week trip in 2020 to Whidbey Island in Washington to work on The Windblown Girl: A Memoir about Self, Sexuality, and Social Issues, I...
Preparing for 2022

Preparing for 2022

In early 2020, none of us expected a pandemic. It wasn’t until March that the virus that came to define much of our lives for the past two years resulted in lockdowns. While ringing in 2021 we didn’t expect a capitol riot that turned the political division...

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