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Why aren’t you? I was a feminist long before I even knew it was a thing. I was raised by a dominating stepfather.  This man controlled everything in our home, and if we kids ever questioned him, the answer was always the same: “Cause I say so, and I pay the bills.”  And so it… Continue reading I Am A Feminist

It’s our job, not a life lesson. Those who commit atrocities are acting out of old wounds. That doesn’t let them off the hook. Nor is it our job to heal their wounds. Truth be told, we don’t have that power. However, we do possess the power to heal our own wounds. Painful things happen;… Continue reading Healing From Within

Sitting at the bedside of our wounds. Over the years, I have sat and held the hands of the victims of rape and incest with only my heart and a box of tissues to offer. Those moments inspired me to dedicate myself to helping improve human rights for all, especially for women and children.  Although… Continue reading Love and Pain

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Denial. There’s not a chance he’ll win. Even the staunchest Republicans are beginning to recognize his slippery, sleazy lies. Project 2025 is 900+ pages, can’t blame folks for not waiting to read it. I tried, and it made me sick to my stomach. Ugh! And, what the hell?! He’s a… Continue reading In the Aftermath: Grief and Her Maidens

Living a life of love and compassion. Some believe hate is the opposite of love, but it is not. Hate is the absence of love—or, more accurately, the avoidance of love. Love is ever present, always here in abundance. Love is our true, divine nature.  Believing in the absence of love creates an enormous void,… Continue reading Is Hate the Absence of Love?

Riding the path to nowhere! At one time or another, as kids, we all told our parents we had a tummy ache so we could stay home from school. If I am ill, I have a reason to cancel plans. But if I feel fine and say I’m sick just to get out of something,… Continue reading The Excuses Express Bus

Every being holds that same beautiful Divine energy within them.

Finding the real beauty and truth about yourself. In the early 1990s, I attended an eight-week training course at the Option Institute in Sheffield, MA. I was actively seeking to solidify more happiness in my life. After reading Barry Neil Kauffman’s book, Happiness Is a Choice, I was drawn to working with him. The program was intense. Every… Continue reading Mucking the Pond

Please note this is about incest and child sexual abuse and may be difficult to read. I got triggered by what someone said. Before I knew what was happening, I was dumped into a raging river and riding the wild, untamed rapids of emotional upheaval. The jagged rocks of unhealed, unresolved past trauma were sharp… Continue reading Bumping Through the Rocky Rapids