“I’d certainly like to.” is not, after all, “yes.”

“Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don’t have to be swept away by your feeling.”—Henepola Gunaratana It’s been a troubling week. I’ve skipped a lot of meals. I’ve cried …

Full

Am I an empty cup? Or just a cup with no bottom? Nothing seems to fill me up: Pouring in Summer, feeling Autumn.

I Bought a House and Died a Little Inside

“This promotion throws into sharp relief that which I have not yet achieved.”–James Norrington,  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl It’s been a year and a …

Healing from Narcissistic Abuse: a story of seeking health

“The inability to get something out of your head is a signal that shouts, “Don’t forget to deal with this!” As long as you experience fear or pain with a …

Is this PTSD?

“It is as though some old part of yourself wakes up in you, terrified, useless in the life you have, its skills and habits destructive but intact, and what is …