“IT. BEGINS. And it doesn’t end until they are back in therapy.” I’m looking in through the window of Finn’s car, and my heart sinks. I see dozens of used disinfecting wipes all over the seats, floors, and dashboard. I’ve seen them using the wipes here and there in the house and told Finn theyContinue reading “Here We Go Again?”
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Digging Deep
“…may we all tell the stories that come straight from our hearts, especially the ones that are difficult to unpack, the ones that could use a little more light. Is it a story that’s hard to tell? I’d argue those are the moments when we are guarding treasure, when someone needs what we have. MayContinue reading “Digging Deep”
So Say We One, So Say We All
“If I don’t understand it, maybe I can listen and dialogue until I do, because ultimately, what affects one of us affects all of us.” Long before the phrase “So say we all” was made famous in Battlestar Galactica, it was a phrase used at the end of communal prayers in some spiritual circles. It’sContinue reading “So Say We One, So Say We All”
“The Look”
“Maybe the person you talk to today doesn’t seem to ‘get it.’ What we don’t know about is the person that individual may meet with tomorrow. What we share, ripples. We don’t know where those ripples lead, but we have faith that they keep going. Thank you to Jeff Herman of the Jeff Herman LiteraryContinue reading ““The Look””
Closing the Four
“I want to close the four, take my pen and make one little mark, and I would, too, if I believed that would be the end of it, but it won’t. I’ve been here before…It’s not a number. It’s a trap.” What’s so powerful it could drag you into its lair with a little markContinue reading “Closing the Four”
Harm OCD: You Are Not Alone 