I recently made a trip to the thrift store to purchase new long sleeved men’s shirts for the winter. I happily found three shirts in like new condition. Two were missing buttons, yet the replacement buttons were still attached at the bottom of the placket. I suspect the missing button may have been the reasonContinue reading “Mending Clothes – a Forgotten Skill with Global Impact”
Category Archives: Kindness
How to end Domestic Violence
October is domestic violence awareness month. I could quote you a thousand statistics. I could share my own survival story. I could expose the raw pain of it that still washes over me at unexpected moments. But mind numbing facts and emotional voyerism has done little to change the fact that one third of peopleContinue reading “How to end Domestic Violence”
The Light of Grace
For the child me, grace was an incongruent concept to the shame and destructive seed of self doubt and loathing sown into field of my tender heart. The concept I had of grace was in short of big old lie that tormented me endlessly with fear and disconnected my soul from the Oneness of the Infinite Divine.
What is Kindness?
What is kindness? It’s not sugary sweetness, but a stretching of self beyond Ego.
Honest Affection
In 1996 a group of teenagers from all over the United States took a trip to Peru. Several of the young ladies were from the Midwest. I’ll never forget the look on one young woman’s face when a very well respected local pastor embraced her and kissed her cheek. Or the look on the lineContinue reading “Honest Affection”
Boundaries Part 1 – What are They?
Profit recently learned to jump fences. Considering that Serenity is directly across the street from a small school this is not a good thing. Profit is a one thousand pound working steer in training to become an ox. At this point in his life he a half ton puppy who LOVES children. He is actuallyContinue reading “Boundaries Part 1 – What are They?”
Monday’s Musings : I Can’t Do EVERYTHING
I was raised in a time of shifting ideology in this country. Traditional gender roles and second wave Feminism clashed in the media and stereotypes clashed around me as the child of a single mother in a male dominated industry. A male teacher told my mother he was shocked at how “well adjusted” I amContinue reading “Monday’s Musings : I Can’t Do EVERYTHING”
Monday’s Musings: Should
Everytime the word should slides out of our mouths we undermind our own personal authority in our lives and give that athourity to insecurity.
Monday’s Musings: The Ethics of the Ripple Effect
A small action can cause chaos over time without the intention of anything malicious.
Monday’s Musings: The Cult of Positivity
Wait, are emotions negative or positive? Doesn’t that denote a “right” and a “wrong” with emotions?
Kind Fibers 