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• Unforgiven

  I thought I had forgiven everyone, but there are still places in my heart where I hold a grudge. One such grudge is against a poet I knew, and I am reminded of... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Diverting From the Path

  Life is simpler and more secure if you always do everything the same way you always did it.  I remember getting into silly arguments with Adrian along thi... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mom's Cherry Pie

  I guess it was too much of a teaser to write about baking cherry pie without actually giving the recipe for it!  So here it is: Put 2 cups of all-purpose... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cherry Pie

  

  Do you like cherry pie? Could I bake you one? I have twelve cans of tart cherries—not easy to find on your supermarket shelves—and I just noted the expiration... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Standing Before the Judge

  I have the most amazing piano teacher.  She is enthusiastic about every one of her students, finding a way to meet them at exactly the place they are. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• When to Conserve and When to Spend

  When should we conserve and when should we spend our money, our energy, and our time?  How do we find that balance which leads to equilibrium and peace? Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Survivor on a Deserted Island

  

  Some years ago I was standing with my brother Bill and my father at my mother’s bedside as she lay dying in a hospital room.  We watched the numbers on he... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Having Deep Thoughts

  When I was a teenager, I felt I was having deep thoughts when I was writing an essay for English class that explored various ways of killing myself. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Misguided Trajectory

  Have you ever been on a misguided trajectory that you could not stop?  When—in the middle of doing something—you know you should change your course, but... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Old

  When a friend tells me about a new pain in her left foot and I realize it is the same pain that started recently in my own left foot, it feels like we are... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Making Friends With Guilt

  

  Podcast: Making Friends With Guilt Is guilt in any way useful? I think about it a lot because I feel guilty about something most of the time. Does feeling... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Watching Movies in 3-D is Not for Me

  Podcast: Watching Movies in 3-D is Not for Me I went to see the movie Gravity over the weekend—the one where Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are floating... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Burnt Out Caregiver

  There is no standard timetable for emotional wounds to heal.  Understanding where we are in the cycle is helpful, though. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Transition

  

  I’ve been in transition since Adrian died two and a half years ago.  Before that my life was suspended precariously in a constant state of tension,... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Compartments Are Leaking

  

  I'm a fast and efficient worker and can get more done in one day than most.  This is not a brag, just a fact.  What enables me to accomplish so... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Much Can You Give?

  

  My large scattered family gets together every couple of years for a reunion, and typically there are too many people and activities to spend much quality time... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Are The Thing For Me

  

  I love you, little Honda Element, because you are so adaptable.  I can jump in and put the back seats up or down in two minutes.  You can hold... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Too Many Things

  

  My bipolar life works best when I keep it simple, with regular routines.  When I start to pack in too much, I get anxious and hyper.  I think I... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Duet

  

  I’ve never had a checker like I did today at the P C grocery store.   She seemed to be in a hypomanic or even manic state as she whizzed items acros... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where You and I Are Coming From

  Do I ever really understand where you are coming from, and you, me?  Can we feel the pain in each other’s hearts?   I was re-reading some old... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION