Carol Davis
After my dad died, friends asked if I was going to keep the house and move in and, in fact, a few were begging me. I thought about it and that is actually one reason I was standing there in the empty house after we had an estate sale. It was stripped clean and I…
Today I got to experience that very thing – my energy was almost completely sapped by stress, anxiety and near panic, until………… it occurred to me to practice what I teach. I often surprise myself when I remember I am human, too, and today I came very close to having a complete “melt-down” which is…
It is important for me to remember to look at how far I have come, rather than how far I have yet to go. However, there are some days I still forget. For example, I am remembering a time when I could not prepare a meal – even for a good friend – without being…
Have you ever wondered why some of your prayers seem to get answered and others not? I have and I have had years of training in how to pray for maximum results. I am a licensed practitioner with Centers for Spiritual Living and prayer is our primary function. Any yet, I have my moments when…
My mother has been dead, or departed from life as we know it, since 1998! She was (as my therapist called it) a “five-star narcissist with organic impairment.” The organic impairment came in her later years as a result of alcohol abuse. When I finally learned from a professional that how my mother treated people…
Against all levels of common sense and basic logic, there are times when we must simply take the leap and step into the unknown. Take a deep breath and jump into the abyss, trusting that it is the correct thing to do. Doing what I need to do for my highest good is often a…
I woke up this morning thinking about a “Great America” and wondering what it means. It came to me that during this past year, or so, those words have been sort of a catch phrase by all sides of the political fence. “Making America great again,” and “Keep America great.” What occurred to me this…
Are you defense, or offense? I enjoy watching the game of football because it reminds me of the game of life and the myriad of ways there are to play it and all the ways have pretty much one goal. In life – same thing. I think most people want a better world, we just…
It’s never too late to recreate.. For most of my life, I hated Christmas – the holiday itself and all the “rules” that go with it. I never hated the meaning of Christmas. As far back as I can remember, Christmas was just another day my father could abuse us and it was an opportunity…
September was apparently the “official” National Suicide Prevention Month and although September is gone, the time to talk about prevention is never gone. It is always the right time to speak up and out about suicide and what we might do to prevent one more. Let’s start with this; it was never your fault. I…