Being a recovering co-dependent sometimes causes me to be a doormat in social situations and I give up my self-respect for social acceptance. When I feel that need in myself to compromise my beliefs, my standards, my religion, my truth, just to be accepted, that …
Read MoreDisrespect/Perception
Today my housekeeper came and was fascinated with candy on my altar. She actually had the audacity to touch the candy! I told her to leave it. What was she thinking??? Then she had the nerve to call it voodoo. I was insulted and said …
Read MoreAugust 23 “But you’re going to need a bullet proof Soul”II
There was a time when I would feel disrespected and have to react to the person from a wounded place. This would happen especially if the person was in an authority position (like my boss). I was violent, confrontational, extremely angry, going from 0 to …
Read MoreAugust 22 “But you’re going to need a bullet proof Soul” ~~~ Sade
Yes! A bullet proof Soul is definitely what I have! This song came into my life at a time when I was facing some very challenging circumstances. Husband #2 was diagnosed as manic depressive and living with him was like living with a hurricane. It …
Read MoreAugust 21 “There’s beauty in my brokenness….” VI
I can see the real me. The risen me. Through it all, I could not kill me and God did not take me. I owe this to the Spirit in me that has kept me alive, even when it was my will to go. Unknown …
Read MoreAugust 20 “There’s beauty in my brokenness….”V
In my lifetime, I have had several mental break downs. I’ve had several trips to the psyche ward for numerous attempts at suicide (two of them were baker acts). Since I have survived my own insanity, I might as well use what time is left …
Read MoreAugust 17 “There’s beauty in my brokenness. I’ve got true love instead of pain.” II
One of the most beautiful, most joyful and most loving women I know is my dear niece. Her 100-watt smile lights up my life and gives me hope! She shared with me the trauma of growing up in a house with adults who were “ALWAYS …
Read MoreMan In the Mirror
I just finished watching a YouTube video of Michael Jackson’s unbelievable performance of this song! I need it to inspire me to “make that change”. I’m making a change in the food I put in my body. I desire to stop hurting myself . When …
Read MoreAugust 9 Spiritual Growth
Last night I watched a caterpillar turn into a butterfly on the Nature Channel and it was truly miraculous. First the caterpillar ate as much as it could. Then it inched its way up a tree and attached itself onto a leaf by excreting a …
Read MoreAugust 5 Spirit Woman
On my dad’s side of the family I am Shinnecock Indian and I practiced Native American spirituality as one of my spiritual paths. For a time, my ministry was hosting women’s womb healing circles and retreats. There is very powerful medicine contained within the circle …
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