“God allows us to experience the low points in life in order to teach us lessons we would not learn in any other way. The way we learn these lessons is not to deny the feelings but to find the meanings underlying them.” ~ Stanley Lindquist





To the joy of most children on a traditional school calendar, the 2009-2010 scholastic year is, once again, drawing to an end. In five and a half more weeks, according to one of my sons, ‘jail will let out.’ That mere comment, happily uttered… Continue

“Calmness is the cradle of power.” ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland





Since I was very young, my mother taught me to associate different mental states with visual symbols to understand their essence more closely.





Water, for one, is connected to emotions simply because of its fluidity and duality – a little gentle water is nurturing, empowering and cooling toward other overwhelming states such as anger and jealousy, which are hot and unsettling in nature; too much water,… Continue

“It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ~ Oscar Wilde





Growing up Catholic, confession was one of the dreaded tasks I had no way out of and never looked forward to, but unfortunately it was one of the necessary evils one had to undergo at least once a month. According to Don Battaglini, confession was as essential before receiving communion as scrubbing behind one’s ears is before going to the doctor, and he wouldn’t have it any other… Continue

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.” – C. Ten Boom



Robert J. Burdette, an early 900s American humorist and clergyman, once said that it isn't the experience of today that drives men mad, but the remorse for something that happened yesterday, and the dread of what tomorrow might bring.



Although the past clings to life in our minds, it is but a ghost of times gone by. It is easy to identify with because of the emotional triggers… Continue

Authors find it very difficult to navigate the modern avenues of publishing. Yes, just like everything else, we have moved on. I answer a lot of emails and respond to questions on a lot of social networking sites. One that I just finished I thought I would post it here. So many people believe you can write a book and become a number one in no time. Don't count on it. There are so many ways of getting a book published and so many people are doing it that the market is cluttered with would-bees.… Continue