Feb 8, 2022How the Hindu Concept of Maya Adapts to Reality and CommunicationThe creation of personal and mass illusion — The Hindu maya concept as a psychological mechanism In the world of relationship therapy it is common to hear words like defensive, assumption, narcissist, flooding and passive-aggressive. Each of these is a signifier of something that can derail clear communication. They all correlate in some way to negative beliefs held by people which interfere with communication. …Maya5 min readMaya5 min read
Jan 5, 2022Why a New Year Makes Sense for GoalsSome people say don’t bother, you’ll probably quit anyway, but timely structure builds action. It seems that annually a minor debate emerges about whether New Year’s resolutions are effective. Should people even participate in them? Don’t most people fail in them most of the time? …New Years Resolutions5 min readNew Years Resolutions5 min read
Sep 29, 2021Member-onlyConsciousnessThe process of becoming aware. — I probably heard the word consciousness on television some time in my elementary years. When I was young, before my Junior High school years (what we used to call the age that now goes to middle school), I would walk home from school and go to my grandparents house, where…Consciousness3 min readConsciousness3 min read
Jan 18, 2021Member-onlyDoes This Year Already Feel Different to Anyone Else Yet?Musing on New Year’s goals and why I feel more positive January is typically the month where people are diving into New Year’s Resolutions, if they choose to do so. Mid-January, like right now, has often been a make or break on then. Either do it or don’t. I’m a…Goals5 min readGoals5 min read
Oct 18, 2019Member-onlyWhy Love Is Confusing and the Monogamy Road DivergesThinking about a book discussion group that I participated in this week brought a smile to my face as I thought about the topic of love. …Relationships3 min readRelationships3 min read
Oct 16, 2019Member-onlyWhat My Brain Defaults Are for Free TimeOr How Politics and Money Are in My DNA Wednesday mornings, ordinarily, I sleep as late as I can: 6:30AM Central time. Then I am charged with waking up my eldest son, who I take to school on my way to work, and trying to gather myself as well. Today, he had an Honor Society meeting, which someone decided…9 min read9 min read
Oct 16, 2019Member-onlyPolitics, the News and Horror WritingHow I Cope with Present Reality I don’t know why I read the news. I’m addicted, I guess? Most of it feels bad to me. LGBTQ rights scaled back, Trump MAYBE impeached, why Christian singers ignore the bad stuff happening. It’s really easiest just to go back into my vampire novel and write, write, write. The…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Oct 15, 2019Member-onlyHustling into My HobbyToday I ran into a meme about the glorification of busyness. Stop doing it, it said, it’s okay NOT to be busy. I shared it, and emphatically commented. “This…this, this, this.” It hit me strongly because right now I am too busy. First, I have a counseling job. I talk…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Jul 18, 2019Who Are We Really?Checkup on American Values, and All That — Attending to the news has been uncomfortable for a long time now. There was a time when the the most interesting material in the media came from the entertainment section of the local paper. …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
May 8, 2019Member-onlyRachel Held EvansRemembering her writings during my own theological journey Over the last few days, since Saturday, when my heart sank at the news that Rachel Held Evans had passed due to complications with antibiotics, I’ve noticed forwards of articles about her in the Atlantic, the New York Times, and even one…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
