Has my seed taken root? Do you question The Wretched Thing? Or just me? Have my answers changed? Do you doubt my love? My compassion? My commitment? My courage? Do you dare and doubt my honesty? I hope the storm of hatred passes. I hope you find your peace. I hope you find your voice. …
Tag: honesty
Indestructible…
In our house... Video games: privilege! Staying up later to finish watching a movie: privilege! Getting an extra 10 minutes to finish the chapter: privilege! Staying home from school...just because: privilege! Extra dessert: privilege! In this house talking is not a privilege! It is a right! We encourage it...we provoke it...we demand it...we celebrate it...we …
Blister On The Moon
A person stopped me on the street the other day and asked why I wear nail polish... I looked at her and asked: "What wouldn't you do for your daughters and sons?" The person paused and said nothing. I spoke again: "My 7-year-old wants an allowance and my wife and I don't believe in entitlement …
Practicing goodness…With a little help from my friends…
I've been trying something new...I decided to give courage a try...I have started talking with people again...even strangers! I know how ridiculous that may sound but for 10 very long years I've been hiding behind giant impenetrable walls stewing in my own bitter anger...ashamed of my failures! Doing the least I could do... It turns …
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Fixing A hole…with comic books…
The rain got in yesterday. The cold, damp bitter touch of fear, doubt and anger worked hard to bubble to the surface. I took a page from an old comic book. Bruce Banner was fighting to control the giant-green-rage monster known as the Hulk! He found a way to direct his rage. He vanquished the …
The Mind Killer
Fear. The killer of dreams and the destroyer of hope. It's icy grasp choking my voice and blinding me to the indifference I kept between us. I built my defenses with walls forged from anger. Using humor as sword and shield I carved a swath to a Pyrrhic victory. I stood above my foe and laughed …
The Eclectic Family 