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THE ART OF CLARE 1 Jun 2013 | 08:57 pm
I’m not an art connoisseur. Can’t even draw good stick figures. Cameras make me nervous. Most of my life, I thought art was optional, something for those in the elite class and the highest level obtai...
THREE STORIES 13 May 2013 | 12:59 am
1. Recently I was driving from the desert back to my home. Inside my desert cottage, a patio door separates two rooms. Usually I keep that door shut but I decided to close it. Then I got in the car an...
SO THAT’S HOW IT GOES 3 Jan 2013 | 05:22 am
As we enter the New Year with hopes, dreams and fears (and all three go hand-in-hand), it’s traditionally a time to consider new ventures – whether that means a new hobby, business, relationship, char...
PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH? 26 Nov 2012 | 09:29 am
Last week I asked someone to help me do something. While that might not sound like a big deal, it is. Sometimes I call “flipping the coin” and being the exact opposite of codependent “recovery.” I ...
THE FINAL PEACE 9 Nov 2012 | 06:12 pm
Selena, a friend for many years, called today. She felt uncomfortable, she said. And sad. She told me about a recent and profound over-reaction she experienced in response to a situation with a long-t...
Deep Cleaning 3 Oct 2012 | 10:35 am
There are two ways to clean a room or a house: surface and deep. You can straighten up piles of stuff, get rid of obvious dirt, vacuum, dust and do dishes, but when you open your closets or kitchen dr...
Drain Pain 19 Sep 2012 | 10:14 am
No, I don’t mean a clogged kitchen sink or a shower stall that empties slowly. I’m talking about allowing people, places and things to slowly and insidiously creep in and begin sucking the soul, energ...
Distractions Part II 2 Sep 2012 | 09:53 am
This makes the second time I’ve written about distractions, and how they can play a positive role when we’re grieving or going through any challenging situation. Since I wrote the first blog, I’ve lea...
Starting Over — Again 3 Jul 2012 | 08:38 am
End of a relationship. Moving. Losing our job or home. Stopping addiction to drugs and alcohol and learning to live clean and sober. Discovering we’re codependent and redefining ourselves and our re...
How Much Can You Receive 17 Jun 2012 | 08:39 pm
The question posed by this Blog’s title doesn’t mean, How much mistreatment can you take before doubling over in pain and then exploding in a crazed rage while the Other Person says, “See how crazy yo...
