Putting my earrings on everyday. This one simple action may just save my life.
Tag: anxiety
Fear is a Coward
Funny thing I notice about Fear. He’s big and bad and burly while he’s at home lurking in my what-ifs and what-mights. He pokes at my stomach until I’m nauseous. He pounds on my chest until I can’t breathe. He shakes me and rattles me until I’m dizzy. He yells at me until I’ve relived … Continue reading Fear is a Coward
Regardless of Your Religion (or Lack of), the Bible is There for You
If you talk to 20 different people in the next hour, I'm sure you will get 20 different definitions of faith, different combinations of faith/doubt, different rationales for belief/not belief. Regardless of your religion, or lack of, the Bible is there for you. Whether you believe in God or not, you need comfort now, you … Continue reading Regardless of Your Religion (or Lack of), the Bible is There for You
Coronavirus Meets Reinvention
I had already been on a course of self-discovery with the purpose of figuring out what I'm going to do now. Recently I turned 60 and since the mid-70s - yes, almost 50 years! - I have been doing virtually the same thing: performing. Although it might have looked like I was doing a ton … Continue reading Coronavirus Meets Reinvention
Unpaid Coronavirus Holiday Art #2
When my grandma was still alive, I used to go and stay at her house sometimes in the summer. I always slept in her room. Those summer nights, her bedroom was always filled with yellow light from the street lamp but it was filtered through her lace curtains. I would fall asleep looking at the … Continue reading Unpaid Coronavirus Holiday Art #2