De-friending fear…

online drama via living.msn

  Oh how Facebook has reduced us to junior high feelings all over again. Those feelings weren’t that great the first time around. Now they are possibly worse because, on top of the same old teenage insecurities floating to the surface we have that feeling that OMG, really, I am a grown adult and am… [Continue Reading]

What am I angry about…?

Frustrated Woman

  You’ve probably had situations like this… You can’t put together a sentence. You have something to say but the words don’t come across. There is sound from your voice but no one seems to be hearing you. I recently wondered what I needed to do to be understood because my words were not coming… [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]

Anatomy of Disappointment…..

waiting via thinkstock

  What happens to us when we feel disappointed? We know that we feel let down or ignored or invisible, and a host of many other feelings….but WHY? What causes me to feel so let down? Something quite disappointing happened to me a few weeks ago and in the midst of a tsunami of feelings,… [Continue Reading]

Fair fight…..if only!

women-working-out1 via blog.itriagehealth

Fair fight…..if only! Yes, if only all of our fights could be fair and above the belt. That’s so hard to do though, isn’t it? We feel attacked and we strike back. It’s that old fight or flight, right? I can either run away or I can slam you right back. Are there other choices?… [Continue Reading]

Guilty until proven innocent…

gavel via blogs.tribune.com.pk

No, that is not a typo. What happens in our own minds when we feel someone has wronged us? We immediately sentence them, don’t we? We KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are GUILTY of whatever we are thinking. There is NO jury that can convince us otherwise. There is NO ONE who… [Continue Reading]

I forgive myself….

woman-staring via bossip.com

I forgive myself for holding a grudge against you. I forgive myself for allowing the past hurt to etch new wounds on old scars. I have been holding on to a deep grudge for over 20 years. Yes, 20 years and I am quite ashamed to admit it. Even as I express to myself and… [Continue Reading]

What is an OUTCAST?

No one by your side by Isaac Dreamer on Flickr

What is an OUTCAST? What is an INCAST? The Webster dictionary describes an OUTCAST as a person who is rejected, degraded or expelled and driven from home or society. So what does this mean to the INCASTS? Do they reach out to the outcasts to try to find out if they are hurting? Do the… [Continue Reading]

He said, she said…

screaming-woman from tastingtheinternet.com

This age old story gets us nowhere fast! Want to hear about another story that’s just like a dog trying to catch his tail? It goes like this: Person A says, “You said you hated me!” Person B says “I meant when you make fun of me. You make me feel stupid!” Person A “If… [Continue Reading]

What’s your kryptonite?

Superman by Xurble on Flickr

Do you all remember superman? It used to make me cry when he was tricked into coming into contact with kryptonite. Of course, back then I was but a mere child. Why then, do I feel like a mere child when I get close to some of my kryptonite substances? Please allow me to explain…. [Continue Reading]