Jul 19Member-onlyRed Flag Anxiety Days, and How to Cope without CombustingI moved to Portland last month, suddenly, as I mentioned here. Had to get out of Florida, don’t regret it. I already had been dealing with those big stressful life events as listed on the SRRS scale for a number of years. I haven’t added them up, because I’m too…Anxiety Relief4 min readAnxiety Relief4 min read
Jun 15Member-onlyFleeing Florida and Evacuating to the Left Coast: An Ongoing TaleToday, the reality hit. What the fuck have I done? Almost two weeks ago, living in Florida as a native Floridian with one of the best jobs I’ve ever had, I decided to change my entire life and move. At first, it was the planned move — the one that…Leaving Florida5 min readLeaving Florida5 min read
Mar 20Member-onlyCan Religion be Redeemed?Is it even worth discussing? For the busy people, let me shortcut it for you. No. Needs to be scrapped and reborn, basically. Here’s what God said about it in Amos 5: I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you…Churches In America5 min readChurches In America5 min read
Dec 8, 2022Member-onlyI Know You’re Tired, but don’t Give up.I’m tired. My friends are tired. My relatives are tired. Hell, even my cat is tired. My clients are stressed. Shit is going DowN right now, and here’s the biggest thing I want you to know: Evil is taking a BIG HIT right now, but you wouldn’t know this from…Fatigue2 min readFatigue2 min read
Sep 20, 2022Member-onlyPsychics, Prophets, or God: Who Reads Your Future Right?Did you ever try a Ouija board? Tarot? Mediums? Psychics? Do you have dreams that come true? Déjà vu? In ancient stories, people consulted oracles or examined the organs of dead animals for wisdom. We may consider ourselves much more modern and enlightened than consulting the liver of a dead…Psychic6 min readPsychic6 min read
Aug 28, 2022Member-onlyMy Journey to the Middle of the BedIt’s further than it looks This time of year, years ago, I moved into my first “home” with my then-husband. It was an A-frame at a camp in North Carolina. We were newlyweds, fresh off a terrible honeymoon on Anna Maria Island. I love the island, but it was a…Mattress3 min readMattress3 min read
Aug 28, 2022Member-onlyThe Best/Worst Product You Shouldn’t Live Without(Can You Guess what it is?) How many clues will it take for you to identify this “product”? Here we go: Anyone can get it. Probably. But they don’t. Some people say it’s not for everyone. Some people say it’s fake. There are so many copies of it that the…Sales2 min readSales2 min read
Aug 9, 2022Member-onlyJesus Showed up Too LateAnd I’m kind of mad about it I used to sit in church and hear stories about “the children of Israel” and their trek through the wilderness to the Promised Land, a land “flowing with milk and honey” and full of giant clusters of grapes. And giants. Pretty tempting for…Rich People6 min readRich People6 min read
Jul 24, 2022Member-onlyI Request an Amnesty Day for Trump SupportersThey’ve pushed themselves into a corner they can’t escape. They’ve helped put arguably the most dangerous and stupid man in our history into the biggest chair in the country. They’ve endangered democracy itself. If I hadn’t left fundamentalism, I could have been one of them, once upon a time. That’s…Pirates Of The Caribbean2 min readPirates Of The Caribbean2 min read
Jul 24, 2022Member-onlyThe Surprising Benefit of Being with a Covert NarcissistYou want to know a secret? Life with a covert narcissist is much easier than life after you leave him/her/them. Are you surprised? If you’ve lived with one and then escaped, you know the relief. But you also know how hard it is to heal afterwards. You know how drained…Divorce Counseling2 min readDivorce Counseling2 min read
