Finding Joy

  • I’m Sorry

    I’m Sorry

    I’m sorry. And I’m not just saying that because you told me to say it. I truly am sorry. I’m sorry I failed you as a mother. I’m sorry you had to live with divorced parents. I’m sorry you didn’t feel the love I have for you. I’m sorry I couldn’t share that with you… Read more

  • No God, No Love

    No God, No Love

    Have you seen Gavin Newsom’s interviews? Notice the way he shifts blame for the recent fires; the way he doesn’t seem to care at all about the people he serves in California. He seems proud when he speaks of the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild LA 2.0. He seems to have no compassion for human beings… Read more

  • Saturday’s Warriors

    Saturday’s Warriors

    I was taught as a teen that my peers and I would be warriors (Saturday’s Warriors) in the last days. I remember adding up the years to see how old I would be. I was taught even though we wouldn’t know the day or the hour; it would most likely be sometime between 2020 and… Read more

  • Save Yourself

    Save Yourself

    More and more people seem to be on edge lately, ready for a fight. I think we’re just trying to protect ourselves. We can get pretty creative how we do it — sometimes hiding it from ourselves. Nobody is going to do it for us, so we try to save ourselves. We might be fighters.… Read more

  • Difficult Days

    Difficult Days

    Do you sometimes feel lost with no ambition? Some days we look at the condition of the world, or challenging circumstances surrounding us, and we feel small and defeated. In the book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell explains that our lives are similar to many popular old stories. In order to become… Read more

  • A Childhood Christmas

    A Childhood Christmas

    Christmas Eve in the 70’s seems like so long ago, and like yesterday at the same time. Can we pause our busy lives and take just a moment to remember? For us 70’s kids, it was possibly the single most anticipated night of the year. Santa was coming! Perhaps you asked Santa for an Etch-A-Sketch… Read more