“There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and in doing so become free.” ~ Ajahn Chah For me, rock bottom happened quietly. If you have ever watched the fluff from a shedding Cottonwood tree—a fuzzy, white, wispy thing […]
Archives for October 2016
Hope is the Thing That Fights
Hope is the little thing, with wings, that fights for life. For her, it began when she laced up and stepped purposefully outside her door. It began again and again when she actively chose sunlight over darkness, strength and will over apathy and weakness. Her life looked different when she wrenched open the windows to let some stale air out. When she […]
All The Mothers In Heaven
I’m a mother like you. I’m not overly religious, but I do believe in the basic principles of right and wrong, good and bad, and yes, there’s a part of me that is ingrained with the idea of Heaven and Hell. If there is a Heaven, and I am to enter its pearly gates, I will walk on […]