I recently interviewed grief survivor Zee Wolters for Grief 2 Growth. Zee is part of the Speaking Grief project, an effort to normalize grief and to enable us to speak about it. The project and documentary validate the fact that grief is normal. It’s nothing to be ashamed of or to hide from. The […]
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Time Out of Mind
Children we have it right here It’s the light in my eyes It’s perfection and grace It’s the smile on my face Tonight when I chase the dragon The water may change to cherry wine And the silver will turn to gold Time out of mind (Time out of mind) Steely Dan “Time Out of […]
Day 1146- Inner Demons
This is a profoundly moving song with multiple levels of meaning. I discovered it today and have listened to is several times.
Day 1135- Living Twice At Once
Hush now don’t cry Wipe away the teardrop from your eye You’re lying safe in bed It was all a bad dream Spinning in your head Your mind tricked you to feel the pain Of someone close to you leaving the game of life So here it is, another chance Wide awake you face the […]
Day 1108- You’ve Always Had The Power
I was listening to Home by Stephanie Mills, from The Wiz. It’s one of my favorite songs. One of my favorite movies, for as long as I can remember is the Wizard Of Oz. The older I get, the more I get from that movie. As the tears were rolling down my face from the […]
Day 677- The Discovery
A couple of weeks ago Netflix released The Discovery. The Discovery is a movie about a scientist who discovers proof of an afterlife by measuring consciousness leaving the body at the moment of death and going somewhere. The Discovery leads to a rash of suicides as people start killing themselves to “get there”. Some are people […]
Day 674- Don’t Take It Personally
Normally, in the circles I travel in, I’m defending ego because a lot of new age teaching is that ego is our enemy and we must do everything we can to vanquish ego. Ego is a necessary part of being a human being on this planet, but like everything else, can get out of balance. […]
Day 671- One Thing
Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? This. Mitch: Your finger? Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don’t mean s***. Mitch: But, what is the “one thing?” Curly: That’s what you gotta figure out. That is a scene from the movie City Slickers which came […]
Day 621- The Shack
I read The Shack about a decade ago. I was coming out of fundamentalist Christianity and rapidly deconstructing my faith, so fast that I was about to chuck Christianity entirely. The Shack presented a different view of God, a view that I had never heard any Christian express. God, as a black woman, now that’s […]
Day 608- The Arc Of A Life
Last night we watched the television program “This Is Us”. If you haven’t seen the show, it’s must see TV. If you haven’t seen the episode from February 22, 2017, spoiler alert. Stop reading now. In last night’s episode, Randall takes William on a road trip back to his home town of Memphis. William is Randall’s […]