Mental Health

Nothing dispels darkness, but light. Joy chases away sadness. Happy overcomes sad.…

Liberty, a Mississippi fall & what may come. There is nothing like the glow of the undulating prairie grasses of a Mississippi fall. From intense yellow gingko to luminous pale green, and the red…

"I couldn't allow myself to feel it, because I had reached my tipping point. At any moment, I knew I might give way like a dam with a crack. Maybe I needed a safe…

Identity, who we are & some tough love. It is hard to write at all after this past years craziness, but from an honest genuine place, the subject I want to address is identity.…

Thankfully, joy gives us fortitude and perseverance, helps us see the way through trouble. It is an antidote to pain, eases suffering. …

snowfall snow gift For several days in January during all the election hoopla, we got a reprieve from 2021’s tumultuous start. Instead of gray skies, bad news, and endless rain, there was considerable snowfall…

I dwell in the shelter of the Most High, and I rest in the shadow of the Almighty. With confidence, I say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God…

Earlier this morning, I took the dogs out the back door, and they assaulted the quiet winter morning with excited yelps of joy. As they ran up the hill, two deer were startled enough…

In the new year, remember to turn on the light. Each December for the new year, I make a list of wonderful things that I want to happen. I also make a list of…

To see life as out of your control and something that just happens to you before you die is a yoke of lies. That is a true burden. Hopeless and powerless is no way…