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How to Encourage The other day, our youngest son called and said, “I’m wondering if you can help me out Mom?” Though I did not know what to expect, I said, “Sure.” He went on to say, “I can’t find my recipe for Mrs. Bacon’s Coffee Cake. Can I get it from you?”  Easy peasy,…

Delusion of Perfection I am a recovering perfectionist. I’ve experienced and am familiar with the inner turmoil that arises when I strive toward the ideal version of me instead of being content with the real, natural, ordinary version of me.  Perfectionism is actually a theory, one that is as old as writers and philosophers such…

Setting a Regular Course As a daughter of an alcoholic father, I grew up in a chaotic household never knowing what to expect; catastrophe or calm, anger or good humor, a gentle or harsh exchange of words.  Then when I was 13, like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, my life was uprooted and I…

A Few Better Choices Recently, I saw a man standing on a busy street corner holding a sign that read, “I’d rather beg than steal.” His message reminded me of one of the times in my life, when I have also thought I had only two choices; neither one of them being any good.  Even…