The wounds left behind by abuse—any type of abuse—are horrific and it leaves people’s lives in desolate states. Recovery is possible but I don’t know if full recovery is a …
Eye of the Storm Gratitude
Life’s storms usually carry lessons hidden in them. At least, this has been my experience so far and I believe that it is true. It has been an intriguing week …
Peace Gratitude
Peace is a beautiful word and feeling. Conflict comes in many forms and guises and currently, at the end of the year, it feels as if hate, misery, and war …
November Gratitude
November is almost gone and it went too fast like the rest of the year. It feels as if it zoomed past me and I hardly had time to make …
The Hunt for Resentment Gratitude
When I wrote about letting go and giving up last Friday, I was hoping that this week would be somewhat different, perhaps calmer or quieter. In fact, it was anything …
Letting Go Gratitude
Giving up is flagged early in our life as an undesirable state. There are many ways to deliver a lesson especially to young children and some ways are better than …
Confessions of a Writer Tag
A very interesting challenge called Confessions of a Writer Tag and delivered, quite unsurprisingly, as a tag from another writer. The lovely Breeanna Pierce tagged me for this challenge and …
Simple Gratitude
Keeping things simple is fast becoming a prevailing pattern in my life. From daily to personal to work matters, keeping things as simple as possible, avoiding overcomplicated states and solutions …
Monthly Gratitude
September has come and gone fast, perhaps even too fast for my liking. In fact this is a common trend throughout this year, one moment it’s January then it’s two …
Reflective Gratitude
Reflection has been a constant part of my daily processes in the past three years. It’s not an easy lesson to learn but I believe that any amount of effort …