Troubles are like Solar Eclipses

Our troubles are like solar eclipses. They darken our days and they are out of proportion. So… the moon is significantly smaller than the sun. But during a solar eclipse, the moon gets in front of the sun and blocks most of the light from the sun while we stand on Earth. This happens only…Read more »

Using Lyme for Good, Avril Lavigne

Once in a while there are people who rise far above their diseases to make a difference for others who are suffering through it. In the last couple of days this has exploded. Avril Lavigne has released her new single called “Head Above Water.” It takes the depths of Lyme to create this kind of goodness…Read more »

There is No Stork Who Brings The “I Am Good Enough” Message

How did we get it in our heads that the stork is supposed to bring the “I am good enough” to us? Hate to be the one to crush the myth that the stork does not exist. At some point we have to find the “I am good enough” inside of ourselves. Are we still…Read more »

License to be Bold

The more trauma we endure, the sicker we get, the more license we have to be bold. Being bold does not necessarily come naturally to everyone. It certainly is a refined skill to apply it with the effective combination of impact and humility. Trauma, shame, abuse and/or chronic illness can move us into this safe…Read more »

Frustration is Misplaced Expectation

We walk around thinking everyone else is going to be on our side. We believe they will understand us when we explain. We assume others care. These are misplaced expectations that turn into tremendous frustration that squashes our growth. Just do you.

Do You Have ODD?

Many of us have been diagnosed with ODD. The rest of the population needs to be. Personally I take pride in the ODD diagnosis. I love being odd, different, simply just me. I also love that all of you have the ODD diagnosis as well. 

L.E.T. G.O. of Toxic Relationships *NEW POST*

Practical steps to freedom from narcissistic relationships. Reduce the abuse and trauma in your life the best you can. Becoming aware of what is happening is the one of the first steps.

What is Behind a Smile

Recently I allowed someone to take my treasured smile off my face. Bad on me, a smile is one thing I have control over. We have the right to smile at wacky food if we so choose, or can others take the right to smile away?  What can we do for good with a smile,…Read more »

Be a lady they said…

What do you think a lady should look like? “Be a lady they said” is by an unknown author. It says it perfectly. What have we done to ourselves and let others do to us in our beliefs? What happened to just being ourselves without this nutty thinking and behavior?

Cracked, Not Crazy

I am on a roll with the word “crazy” right now, turning it into fun productive things instead of negative destruction. I am enjoying my crazy cracks!! Even while sprawled out in public from heart failure, I am enjoying the process of growth and leaving the cracked dry desert behind.