It’s Not Good

It could be worse - I know 'cause I have lived throught worse - but it's not great either. Depression is still with me after nearly 3 weeks; I expected it to lift after a couple weeks like it did before... but I was wrong. This is the real thing. The doc has prescribed not …

Relapsing

Having identified the culprit trigger(s), the job now becomes to engage my wellness plan - by putting all of my attendtion on doing those things that help reverse the downward spiral. For me, that includes vigorous exercise for at least 20 minutes but 40 is better, every day; I've chosen rollerblading, with cycling and speed …

I didn’t see it coming

Looking back, I can see what likely triggered my current depressive episode. But I was supposed to be immune to unforeseen triggers, wasn't I? My antennae are supposed to be so finely tuned to my internal detection radar as to give me just-in-time avoidance warning. But that's not the way it worked this time. I …

My Personal Altar

I set up my altar as a reminder that connection with Spirit needs daily tending. And, like a garden, the more you play in it, the more you get from the time spent there. And the more important spending time with the Divine becomes. In time, the connection strengthens and begins to lighten your day. …

Whole-Hearted People

When Brené Brown was giving her amazing Ted Talk in June 2010 (The Power of Vulnerability), I would have been in the middle of a life-altering healing process that transformed me into the whole-hearted person that she describes, most exactly! This social-researcher-storyteller is one insightful woman! I would have loved her job, a research-based doctor …