Blog Don’t Tell Me Not To Pray! 30 Mar 2023 Recent events in Nashville, Tennessee have caused quite a stir on social media from what I’ve read in articles. I may have left Facebook but I do still have Instagram…
Blog Trauma, What’s Yours? 26 Mar 2023 I'll ask a loaded question here: have you been through trauma? Everyone experiences trauma in their life. Trauma is an event that we experience that is extremely stressful, frightening, or…
Blog Merry Christmas 25 Dec 2022 I wanted to drop a brief note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Please don’t get caught up in the commercialism of the holidays. Remember what Christmas is all about…
Blog The Art of Deception, Follow Up. 16 Nov 2022November 16, 2022 If you read my previous post about my foreign exchange student breaking the rules, then you may be curious as to what’s been happening. Last week I sat down with…
Blog Ketamine And God? 12 Nov 2022November 12, 2022 I have made an offhand mention in another post that I do ketamine treatments for my mental health. I have yet to expound upon that or discuss my experience with…
Blog God IS Good. My Traumas, Testimony, Plus A Challenge. 8 Nov 2022November 8, 2022 I don’t talk about my faith enough, considering how steeped in it I am in real life. I often feel bad about myself for it, like I’m letting the ball…
Blog Do You Complain? Thoughts. Plus My Bout With COVID. 6 Nov 2022November 7, 2022 Some people seem born to complain. You may have someone you know immediately pop into mind. That person who just always finds something to bemoan about, whether it’s the food…
Blog A message from Ashley’s family 29 Oct 2022 Ashley’s family sadly wishes to inform her readers that she passed away on October 9th. She could no longer bear the suffering she was experiencing … A message from Ashley’s…
Blog The Scrupulous Rejoice: You Cannot Commit The Unpardonable Sin 7 Oct 2022October 7, 2022 If you spend time in OCD groups or forums, eventually you’ll come across someone who brings up the unpardonable sin. Sooner rather than later, most likely. Usually they’re worried they’ve…
Blog Feeling Horrible, OCD And Anxiety Play Hardball 19 Jun 2022June 19, 2022 I’ve been nothing but a ball of… OCD. If that made sense. I’m a walking obsession, with some splashes of compulsions. That make more sense? It’s been a downward decline…
Blog What I Created, Mixed Media Show ‘n Tell 11 May 2022 I did manage to make 2 paintings from the backgrounds I created on Monday. The largest background, 24x48, is still staring at me, but I’ll take the victory of painting…
Blog Will I Lose You? It’s My Opinion 10 May 2022 Abortion. It’s a hot topic lately and you have to be very careful what you say around who these days. With the hoopla of Roe v Wade in the news,…
Blog Art as Mindfulness, A Coping Skill 2 Apr 2022 This last week has been tough for my OCD. I did an exposure during my OCD coaching session and also did a review for my coach on Google, and since…
Blog Easter, Not All Bunnies and Egg Hunts 10 Mar 2022 Last Easter was rather hellish for my OCD and in turn, bipolar depression. I know Easter is the Christian holiday I should love the most, and I feel so ashamed…
Blog Right and Wrong, Not Ambiguous. OCD Flare. 19 Feb 2022April 4, 2022 I recently read an article where the author proclaims right and wrong are ambiguous and basically it boils down to viewpoint. I am horribly truncating his long article into one…