A BOTHERSOME GROWTH…

hand-on-shoulder-via istock

  It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under my skin over my right shoulder, and I hoped it would go away. Then it started growing and I STILL hoped it would go away. Until it grew to… [Continue Reading]

Deep down, we all want to run around naked…

feet_earthing via wakeup-world.com

  We cover our bodies to hide our imperfections. We use make-up to cover our blemishes. There are so many products out there to cover up our flaws. But regardless of what we look like on the outside, deep down don’t you just want to run around naked? Naked in that you do not have… [Continue Reading]

What would you do?

blame-on-women via spirit21.co.uk

Answer me, oh my love, just what sin have I been guilty of? Won’t you tell me where I’ve lost your love? Please answer me sweetheart….so goes the first verse of an old song by Nat King Cole. I grew up with this song….I can hear my father crooning the words along with the radio… [Continue Reading]

All WE need is SELF LOVE….

self love via thebalancedlifeonline

  I will respect myself without your permission. I will respect my work. I will seek counsel from trusted advisors. My work will be my life message. My life will reflect my beliefs and values. My values will be visible to ME at all times. I will respect myself at equal or higher levels than… [Continue Reading]

I used to feel like Sisyphus….

Girls can do anything!

  You know Sisyphus, the legendary King of Corinth. He was doomed to rolling a heavy rock up a hill. The hell of this task was that as he neared the top of the hill the rock rolled down again! Over and over and OVER!!! What kinds of Sisyphean tasks do you do over and over? You… [Continue Reading]

Silence like a cancer grows…..

woman silenced via ivillage.com

  This line is borrowed from a very popular Simon and Garfunkel song. It starts off with, “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again…” This is the song of abuse. Abuse is cyclical. Life is “good” and then there is an event, some supposed affront….then comes the violence, whether physical,… [Continue Reading]

Quit your CFU job….

2superwoman via annesadovsky

Don’t worry….there are no curse words in CFU, it means CHIEF FIXER UPPER. How do you know that you have been promoted to this exhaled position? Well, it’s the subtle signs; only you can find the cold cuts in the fridge only you can pick up socks from the floor only you can load a… [Continue Reading]

At the masquerade….

mask via cathyberggren.com

  For me, a masquerade conjures images of the Victorian elite with masks hovering over their eyes.  Or The Phantom of the Opera, whose true physical self is partially covered by a mask of white….and those at Mardi Gras wearing colorful masks which allow them get away with all sorts of mischief behind a veil… [Continue Reading]

OBEY….

woman silenced via mansibhatia.com

  Such a small word….yet, so many hidden consequences. I do not know if modern wedding vows still tell a woman to obey her husband…this always bothered me. Who decided that “certain” groups should OBEY certain other groups? Children should obey their parents, even when the parent says to NOT tell the truth about sexual… [Continue Reading]

Spit in my face? What does that mean?!

ashamed-woman via zawaj.com

When you spit in my face…what does that mean? A few weeks ago, I saw a man spit in a woman’s face. He straightened up and spit, aiming right for her face. She was stunned. She froze and she looked like a deer in the head lights. What was he trying to communicate? What words… [Continue Reading]