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Change is Inevitable

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.                                                                                                             ~Leo Tolstoy...

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Is It Insanity?

Insanity can be hidden in a house where abuse thrives. It may sound perplexing, but to an abused child, the treatment that she endures is expected. It’s “what’s for dinner” in a sense. Later in life...

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Hope is Denial

As I was growing up in a home where I was physically, emotionally, and sexually abused, where the adults were addicted to substances such as alcohol or drugs, where chaos thrived, I lived in denial....

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Alluded Expectations

“An illusion is something we refuse to see, but we see what we want…”                                              ~Edna Stewart I’ve always heard and read that it is best to have high expectations,...

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A Power Greater Than Myself

Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” ~Charles Dickens Through my experiences with a strict catholic school for...

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Being Self-Obliged

When I was growing up, every day I dreamed of escape.  I envisioned myself running away from home and living on my own just as The Boxcar Children.  I wanted to run as far away from the mania as my...

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The Waiting Game

Control is one of those coping tools that so many people use, including me, to deal with unresolved feelings from their childhood.  According to Webster’s, to control is to adjust to a requirement; to...

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