Musings

6 Essential Coping Skills for Life

During my first marriage my wusband (past tense for husband, a word I adopted from a wise friend) was drinking a lot, as alcoholics do… until they don’t. In between binges or out of the fog sometimes he would have profound moments of clarity. I’ll never forget him saying just before falling asleep, drunk, one …

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Loving Perspectives

How to have Sweet Dreams, all the time.

    We have been combatting the I’m-scared-at-bedtime-routine in our house. She comes out of her room after going to bed or yells “MOM!” or “DAD!”, then after depleting all of her resources in the form of reasons she needs us, she turns to, “I’m scared.” Maybe she is. Maybe she isn’t. (She’s 4… and …

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Loving Perspectives

Your Wake Up Call – from Your Self

  Hey You, this is your True Self talking!   Wake up! Wake up! You’re dreaming! Your dreaming that you are not ready. You’re dreaming that you are not good enough. You’re dreaming that you are not worthy of love from others and your self.   Your struggle is not real. It’s a delusion. Everything …

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