Music Monday: We Didn’t Start the Fire
When I catch myself feeling overwhelmed and out of control in the face of world events such as Syrian refugee crisis, Paris, Colorado Springs, Isis, Chicago and gun violence in general, I often turn to Billy…
Tag: mental health
Apologies to Shakespeare
To list or not to list that is the quandary that is the question I subscribe to a theory that suggests we are all multiple personalities — it’s only a lack of…
Hostage mind
In the dungeons of your mind Who you got chained to the wall Kenny Rogers lyrics Tell it All Brother
My mind is not my friend …
Anne Lamott famously said that her mind is like a bad neighborhood; she tries not to go their alone. Walking through life with a psychiatric service dog means that I never…
Worth Remembering
“Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring. Some of them love us dearly. Many of them have good intentions. Most are toxic to our being simply because their…
The Blame game
Today I mourn the loss of someone I once called friend. Time and distance have intervened and that has given me the opportunity to look with fresh eyes at our…
Wild Currents 