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If one is determined they are resolute, steadfast and purposeful. These character traits can work for us, or against us. Historically speaking, I am a determined individual. I can be plucky, hell-bent and staunch. But, I have to keep a close eye on where determination is taking me.                     Happy Life I started out as…

I grew up emotionally illiterate. Though emotions are felt by everyone, no one in my family acknowledged or validated them.  In my teen years, after my dad’s death by suicide, I’d often sequester myself in my bedroom. Sometimes Mom would cautiously open my bedroom door and set a newspaper article on my dresser. Like “Thing”…

Driving in the fog is my least favorite way to drive for two reasons. First, I hate not being able to see more than a few feet in front of me. Driving through pea soup vapor, especially when it is dark outside, sets me on edge. Secondly, I have to wonder if I will ever…

Harm happens and so does pain. None of us skate through life unscathed. Instead, we carry, forever, consciously or unconsciously, the history or our wounding.  We may forever remember those who called us degrading names in elementary school, recall an older sibling who physically or verbally beat on us, or ruminate about a parent who…