There is a young couple across the street who had a baby boy not too long ago. The father is playing with his son and it brings back memories of when I first had my children. Welcome to fatherhood. Those years tick by so fast and you wonder at the experience of it all and
Who am I? Who are you? The humongous question of identity. It has garnered a lot of attention in recent years as there are new developments in answering that very question. This is a foundational truth. If you cannot even answer the internal question of who you are, then how can you answer the questions
Nobody likes a hypocrite. Do you? I absolutely cannot stand them. They say one thing and do another. There is no truth or integrity in word and action. They do not match. Hypocrite comes from the Greek word hypokrites which means “stage player” or “actor”. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/hypocrite-meaning-origin. The word narcissist is used often these days and
I had wanted to be a superhero as a child and then a pilot as a teen. Instead, I decided to get high to mask the confusion and pain. Then I broke from that and searched for someone to love and to return that love. Then I proceeded to leapfrog from one failure to another.
The title echoes the lyrics of the song “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance. “When I was a young boy, my fatherTook me into the city to see a marching bandHe said, “Son, when you grow up would you beThe savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned?”He said, “Will you
We are made for relationships. It is not just a want. It is a need. We are social creatures and if that need is unmet – problems. For those raised in a supportive home or community and who appear within local norms, you will tend to fit in. But for those who lack any or
Sally from the valley has her toes in the sand with her third love of her life this year and it is only May. “Wouldn’t it be nice to be at the beach or even in love?” you muse. Bob and Sue post all the perfect pictures – perfectly coiffed hair, little matching outfits, the
“The Way Back” is a movie title based on the memoir, The Long Walk. It is the story of a man who was betrayed and was sentenced to a Soviet labor camp during World War 2. He and a small group escaped and walked over 4,000 miles to get to freedom. We aren’t that far
Do you ever hear something and think it does not make sense or sound right? There are countless posts, memes and gifs that leave out a key thought. They switch the definition to make it sound worse or make personal attacks rather than address the key argument. The vast majority of the population are not