Shared Writing – Detachment is Giving Up Control

Detachment is giving up control, even the thought of it! We are so practiced at trying to control others. We learn to be very subtle, certain that others can’t detect our efforts. But they can. I was a master at control, I thought. But all I was really a master at was frustrating others andContinue reading “Shared Writing – Detachment is Giving Up Control”

100 Days of Writing – Day Five

Saying No… How easy is it for you to say no? Not very. For much of my life, I have been a people-pleaser and have ended up saying “yes” to what other people have requested before thinking it through. And then some time later, I’ve regretted agreeing to do something and have gotten resentments withContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Five”

Detachment is the freedom not to be angry or sad….

Reading #89 from “Let Go Now” by Karen Casey “Many would argue that we can’t keep our feelings separate from the actions of others or the circumstances that have befallen us. I am certainly not trying to convince you that this is an easy task, but it is doable. While I admit it has takenContinue reading “Detachment is the freedom not to be angry or sad….”

Random Writing – Synchronicity in Real-Time

I have a friend named Michael who I often see at the local cafe’. I consider him to be a learned person, although like most of us, has challenges in life. The discussions he and I have cover a wide range of topics, but regardless of what we might be talking about, I always tryContinue reading “Random Writing – Synchronicity in Real-Time”

100 Days of Writing – Day Four

Your best self… Consider when you have been at your best. What was happening? What were you doing? Who were you with? How did it feel to be your best self? I feel at my “best” when I’m in a classroom teaching. I don’t know that there’s been any particular moment I’m recalling, just aContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Four”

100 Days of Writing – Day Two

Day Two – High-Five Yourself Consider your proudest moment. What was it and how did you feel? I had been nominated quite a few times for school system teaching awards, but never had gone on to win. In 2002, I had once again been nominated for our middle school and was attending the banquet forContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Two”

100 Days of Writing – Day One

Day One – Pivot Point Your story so far Think about your life so far. What’s been a pivot point in your story? Describe the before and after. My pivot point definitely came on August 10, 2002. I at that point realized that I am an alcoholic. My wife of twenty-two years had left andContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day One”

Shared Reading: “Letting Go of Outcomes”

January 10, 2021 Some of us get attached to outcomes. We think a project or a relationship has to go a certain way. Sometimes we get so attached to the outcome of a thing, we don’t pay attention to how that thing feels. We may be so focused on marrying that person we’re dating, weContinue reading “Shared Reading: “Letting Go of Outcomes””

Card Pull – November 28th, 2021

SCARAB BEETLE SPIRIT Magic works through you Protection Message: Do you doubt your unique inner magic? Are you afraid that you have no originality or that creative juices don’t flow through you? Perhaps you mistakenly believe you’re not “the creative manifesting type.” Scarab Beetle Spirit’s message is that creativity is a living force that comes toContinue reading “Card Pull – November 28th, 2021”

Letting Go of the Past…

I was recently told that I have a tendency to talk a lot about the past. Perhaps because of a lack of anything else to talk about, but it could go deeper. And after all my reading about living in the present moment, it could well be it’s time to put that into practice. TheContinue reading “Letting Go of the Past…”